Yes, it's true. You can write about almost anything you wish. And yes, almost anyone now-a-days can become a published author.
Example:
If my cousin Chris, wanted to write a non-fiction book about HAIR, even though she is not a professional hair dresser or stylist, she can. All she has to do is research a few key factors and the rest would be her personal outtake about how to deal with naturally curly hair. She has naturally curly hair and no doubt she has had nasty experiences with people who do not like curly hair, I bet it might make a good read for those interested in books about HAIR. She can write about her experiences with having naturally curly hair, her pros and cons on having to deal with it, et cetera.
If my cousin Chris, wanted to write a non-fiction book about HAIR, even though she is not a professional hair dresser or stylist, she can. All she has to do is research a few key factors and the rest would be her personal outtake about how to deal with naturally curly hair. She has naturally curly hair and no doubt she has had nasty experiences with people who do not like curly hair, I bet it might make a good read for those interested in books about HAIR. She can write about her experiences with having naturally curly hair, her pros and cons on having to deal with it, et cetera.
Much like my book, The Other Side of Things, where I state my personal opinion about certain HOT topics, non-fiction is easy to write especially if you are writing about your personal experiences and opinions you have about certain topics.
Writing a book is about writing what you know and what your passion is or what you've experienced. If you're writing sci-fi or fantasy and enjoy those topics, you can write about that too.
What you know:
What I mean by, "what you know," is anything you are familiar with, people around you, places, and things. If you write a story about a woman living in a suburban city, you might want to use your city as foundation.
What I mean by, "what you know," is anything you are familiar with, people around you, places, and things. If you write a story about a woman living in a suburban city, you might want to use your city as foundation.
Using a real person's name:
Yes you can use the name of a person you know, however as I stated in the past, be careful how you present the character. If the person you know is named Janet Bailey, and she has dark brown hair, blue eyes and her profession is a physician, make some minor changes by giving the character blonde hair or maybe giving her punked out color hair.
Instead of the character being a doctor, make her a therapist, physical trainer or dentist. Remember names cannot be copyrighted, so no one can claim defamation just because you used their name, however make subtle changes to the character. You can write about anything you wish. Your audience depends mostly on the topic you choose for your book. Non-fiction seems to be quite popular now a days. There's an audience for every author. Your book may not be interesting to some people--people you thought it would be, however you'd be surprised to find that people you don't know, might fancy your book.
