Writing anything as an expert is really poisonous to the writing process, because you lose the quality of discovery.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Writing is an incessant process of discovery.
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field.
Writing is really hard, and it's really a skill.
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
An expert is someone who tells you why you can't do something.
The great thing about writing is that it has to work without that invisible layer of the reader's added knowledge.
Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.
I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession.
One of the odd things about being a writer is that you never reach a point of certainty, a point of mastery where you can say, 'Right. Now I understand how this is done.'
I always tell writers that it's good to have an area of expertise. It's a really practical answer, I know, but know about science or about sports or about medicine, so you can work as a science writer or a sports writer. Don't just know about yourself.