First-hand Quote by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.

— Isabel Allende

The number-one rule of writing is write what you know--or something like that. So I wrote about my experiences.

— Nikki Reed

Whenever I write, I only write about what I know or what I have experienced or feeling.

— Tommy Lee

I've learned so much as both a writer and a human.

— Cheryl Strayed

I learned to write from different points of view and not just something I would say.

— Maren Morris

I like to write about what I've seen and experiences I've been through.

— Jorja Smith

I always write about my own experiences, whether I've had them or not.

— Ron Carlson

In ways I don't entirely have the words for, an experience, thought or a lesson isn't real for me until I've written down.

— Alexandra Fuller

“Writing teachers invariably tell students, write about what you know. That's, of course, what you have to do, but on the other hand, how…

— E.L. Doctorow

Writing is one of the main ways that I process the experience.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

For me, experience is everything when it comes to writing.

— Kodie Shane

I write about what I know and what I have experienced. This keeps me an "honest" writer.

— Will Eisner