Writers: Let's talk about the write what you know philosophy

I tend to write about what interests me. Sometimes I can get paid others times I don't. I like researching new topics mainly literature and art and sometimes philosophy. Research is a great way to learn about new things.

I'm not a professional writer, but I write a little for online outlets such as Helium.com and AssociatedContent.com. For these I prefer to write articles on topics that I am familiar with -- or at least interested in -- but require research to complete. If I know nothing about the topic I worry about unwittingly revealing my ignorance, but if I'm just writing down facts that I already know I worry about boring my readers. The articles that give me the most personal satisfaction to write are those during which I learn something new but in which I feel I've added something that the reader may not have known or realized.

When i write articles for my magazine, i usually know the common themes they write about. And write about theese things what i am interested in. Usually i give them a lot of texts and they choose theese one what fit to the current number.