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On "write what you know"

Kelsey McKinney
Jun 28, 2019
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There’s a truly terrible word of advice that has circulated around every writing group and wannabe writing group maybe forever. I tried to look up where it came from, but got tired and gave up. It’s been a long week. Anyway, so the phrase is “write what you know.” Writers in particular love to belabor over this phrase, fighting over whether it is right …

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