tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938448068751972875.post2300362345090497159..comments2023-05-30T04:25:37.367-04:00Comments on Sandpaper Suit | Matt Ruby's comedy blog: The problem with “write what you know”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938448068751972875.post-87377126725130210072011-05-18T11:26:21.765-04:002011-05-18T11:26:21.765-04:00Does he call it the cyst-taint chapel?
One sincer...Does he call it the cyst-taint chapel?<br /><br />One sincere reaction--<br />when the author says "don't write what you love to read," that seems odd to me, out of place in the company of "don't write what other people are looking for."<br /><br />I feel like "write what you love to read" seems like a fine idea.<br /><br />I agree that in general, "write what you know" is perhaps TOO general. You know a lot of things; some of them are boring things, some of them are things that have been said before, some of them are not worth knowing, potentially.<br /><br />But still, as compared to the opposite--"write what you DON'T know"--that doesn't make much sense either... I feel like saying to avoid "writing what you know" isn't necessarily the best advice either, and the author here is really advocating writing SPECIFIC parts of what you do know.<br /><br />Picking apart generally good advice for a few specific points that I disagree with--it's what I know. (And what horrifies and repels and charms me.)myqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772814671528097421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938448068751972875.post-79498853045165295352011-05-17T12:29:27.668-04:002011-05-17T12:29:27.668-04:00This is thought-provoking. Other ways to push you...This is thought-provoking. Other ways to push yourself:<br /><br />write about what scares you even if your phobias are unfounded and make people assume you have a mental illness<br /><br />write about your faith even if you think other people will condemn you for it<br /><br />write about your kids even if you think it makes you boring<br /><br />Forcing judgment upon yourself and making yourself uncomfortable can yield unfunny results, but it's like emotional boot camp. You come out of it stronger. <br /><br />Related: this week I heard a comic say he gets a cyst on his taint annually.Abbi Crutchfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984255030758291096noreply@blogger.com