What Do I Write About?

So what do I write about? This is a common question for most writer wannabes. The phrase "Write what you know" is one we hear over and over, probably to the point the words are meaningless. After staring at a blank pages for any length of time, it may feel like you don't know anything at all.

Oh, but you do. The things you have experienced have ONLY been lived by you. Only you have worked in the particular places you have, had the particular parents you've had, married the particular person you have married. You may have travelled to places others have only dreamed of, or you may be able to lead people smoothly around a kitchen. Maybe you have raised twelve children or grown the biggest tomatoes in the neighborhood. Maybe you know sign language because you have a deaf brother; maybe you can fix a stereo with your eyes closed.

When pondering what to write, you have to ask yourself

What makes you YOU?

What experiences need to be shared before you take them with you to your grave?

Experiences can be shared in an info product, blog, series of articles, or it can be related through a character in a novel.

When pursuing the writing dream, just open a vein and let what makes you unique come out.