How to Start Writing Your Novel, part 6

Write What You Don't Know

The old adage is, “Write what you know.” Sure, but you also need to be willing to write what you don’t know. One of the most effective ways to do this is to allow one character in your novel to work in a field about which you know very little, or allow some element of the plot, or a subplot, to delve into something you find unusual and fascinating. Then research it.