What I know would fill the trunk of my beat-up, old Corsica. What I don't know is limitless. And, it's those things I don't know that drive me.
I think the better advice--and maybe the adage's true intent--is: Observe what's around you. Study. Think. Learn. Expand on your experience, and ask yourself, "What if . . . ?". Be an explorer. Be a scientist. Seek what you don't know.
For a writer, inquisitiveness is as valuable a tool as knowlege.
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2 comments:
I agree and that is what Mark taught in his class. I often think of something Martha Steward said, "be accurate on your research and study down to the detail." or something along those lines.
I think that Traci and Lila are right on the money here. The books that I enjoy the most are those that seem 'real;' that take me away to another world with a level of detail that sets the stage for the plot and characters.
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