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John Smithers touched on something that I believe is really important.

The idea behind "write what you know" is that you should understand the subject matter well enough that you won't smack a reader out of disbelief with your ignorance or undermine your thematic concerns with naivete.

As John answered, your solution is to acquire the knowledge that you lack. "Writing what you know" is a call to diligence, not a prerequisite check.

In the course of learning about that field, you may realize you need to revise your plot or characters. In order to tease that information out of anyone you engage, identify any key plot points or character behaviors in advance so you can ask the right questions.

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