Ron My point, thickly veiled as it was, is that what is not
in your brain cannot come out of your fingertips. One cannot
write about what one does not know no matter how hard one
tries--it is a logical impossibility. And I am familiar with
the word
"research," thanks very much. Rob
--- "R. & J. Clinton" <
clinton65@comcast.net> wrote:
> From: "Robert Elkin" <
rictusaporia@yahoo.com>
> > "Write about what you know," huh? And how
could
> he
> > write about what he DOESN'T know?
>
> It's called research, and can be done via books,
the
> library, newspaper
> records, encyclopedias, internet,
first-person
> interviews and secondhand
> retelling, personal experiences and a whole host
of
> other avenues that will
> garner you knowledge about subjects of which
you
> were previously unfamiliar.
>
> But I agree that it in less skilled hands,
this
> approach can lead to a
> rather pallid, by-the-numbers read as compared
to
> the richer canvas often
> given by an author whose personal history
infuses
> his writing. Conversely,
> many do just fine writing what they *don't*
know
> (until research -- and
> imagination -- become involved).
>
> Ron C.
>
>
>
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