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We MUST write what we know
I believe it's important to write what I know - and I explain why here - http://thepocketeers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/write-what-you-know_15.html
Do you agree?
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I've never been a secret agent or a policeman but that doesn't stop me from writing about those things. I think if you do enough accurate research you should be fine. It is an interesting debate with a lot of different opinions.
Most definitely. You don't have to be a murderer to kill a plot.
Whether to get inside the head of a villain, we have to have a touch of villainy ourselves, I'll leave up to you.
It's getting inside the head of a saint that has its problems.