The first rule writers get taught is to write what they know. What topics do you feel confident about taking on? Which genres do you know best? Which settings could you do convincingly? What topics, genres and settings do you think you should avoid? Why? What research are you prepared to do in order to write better?
Well I am a beginner writer with only my imagination to back it up, i dont have a writers degree and i dont have any novels but I am planning to be a writer. I am very confident in writing in fiction, more like of the ancient medieval times about warriors, dragons and other myth like stories. I know fiction and science-fiction the best, I have always felt at home with these genres. I can make a setting almost anywhere, I can make a school sound sinster and evil and I can make a jungle sound peaceful and care free, i can definately set any mood for a stroy at the get go. I tend to avoid realistic stories or non fiction stories, they bore me to tears and i hate writing it. I am prepared to do what ever I need to do to improve me as a writer.
One thing I realized about always writing fantasy and science fiction is that all my knowledge of the history, technology and science was derived from Tolkien and whatever other fantasy/sci-fi writers I had read. It's occurred to me that if I ever planned to write a book that had its own stature, comparable to Tolkien's work or anyone else's, I would need to delve into non-fiction in order to produce valuable research.
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