What are you a self-proclaimed expert at?
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. . .here are my thoughts.
What are you a self-proclaimed expert at?
There’s a cliché in writing: “Write what you know.” That would imply E.L. James has first-hand knowledge about sexual proclivities; J. R. R. Tolkien is a Hobbit expert; and J.K. Rowling is, herself, a wizard. She did magically inflate her net worth to a billion dollars. I recently read Final Table, the debut novel of avid poker player and former sex crimes prosecutor, Dan Schorr. Despite not having an initialized first name, Schorr adopted that clichéd advice for his first novel: intermingling a passion for poker with his sexual misconduct expertise. You don’t, however, need to love poker or hate sex crimes to enjoy this book. Although, if you hate poker and love sex crimes, this may not be the book for you. I know, I know—you wouldn’t think there’d be people fitting that description. Trust me, there are bound to be people out there—in this crazy world of ours—who, honest to God, really hate poker! If following Schorr’s model of incorporating my expertise (pharmacy) and my passions (bourbon, soccer), the plot of my novel might involve an alcoholic pharmacist illicitly selling oxycodone to finance his soccer sports betting addiction.
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