{"id":5217,"date":"2024-09-17T11:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/susanswanonline.com\/wpress\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2024-09-17T11:08:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:08:24","slug":"living-the-questions-what-advice-gives-writers-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susanswanonline.com\/wpress\/living-the-questions-what-advice-gives-writers-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Living the Questions: What Advice Gives Writers Confidence?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ignore the advice to write about what you know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write about what obsesses you and what you know will transform every word you say. Why? 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