You don't have to become an expert on a subject to write about it, but you do have to do research and due diligence in order to write with authority and make your work sound plausible. Authenticity is key, that's why I love authors who do their research like Steph Broadribb, author of the Lori Anderson crime thriller series. Broadribb went to the US and learnt all should could by working as a bails bond person in order to lend authenticity to her characters and world building. You can't get it anymore first hand than that. Even science fiction authors have to start somewhere. Having a fundamental understanding of the sciences helps. Which is probably why I have such a hard time reading or taking horror or fantasy seriously, to my mind at least, most lack any cohesive background or believable world building. That said, authors who do ground their work with structure, can knock it out of the ball park. Take S. A. Chakraborty's Daevabad series. This author has put so much effort into her…
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