Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Part 1 of 2 blogs on writing about…of course I write about what I know. That is what is in my head.

One write adage is, “Write about what you know.”

Of course. This is a no brainer, right? What else would I write about. Let’s see, nuclear physics. That is something of which I am completely ignorant. Blank screen appears.

Writing a novel. Hmmm. I have done that. I can write about that. I have lots of thoughts on that one. Let me sit and write. On second thought, I have so many thoughts, let me sit with a pencil and paper and sketch outlines and mind maps and ideas so I can write and write and write.

Yes, write about what we know. That is a good place to start as it allows us to start by writing, not by reading half of Wikipedia or the Google universe or something. Grab something we know and start banging the keys or dragging the pencil across paper.

Write.