A writer contacted me
yesterday.
She had a question
that was clearly niche specific
about a niche
I wasn’t writing in.
When I told her
that,
she replied
that I’d been right
with other general advice
so she figured
I might have the answer
for the niche question.
No. No. No.
Even if I DID have the answer
for the niche question,
she shouldn’t listen to it.
Not playing in the niche,
I wouldn’t know
the nuances of it.
I might have asked
someone in the niche
for the answer
but did I relay
the answer OR the question
correctly?
Did I ask ALL the questions
I should have asked?
Is there a factor
that would make
the experienced writer’s ideal answer
different from
the asking writer’s ideal answer?
There are many things
that could get f*cked up
and result in bad advice.
If you have a niche question,
ask someone in your niche
for an answer.
Don’t ask an outsider.