Hi, Dianne, yes, writting one's passion is paramount! It is kind of like following your energy. Do you have to write it, versus do you think you should write about some event, etc.? If it's the latter, the writing will sound dull and flat. In other words, sometimes I read an essay (I'm an editor at the literary journal "Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction"), and it seems to be written just because something "happened" to someone, in that the author felt she/he HAD to write about it. So there's no energy or urgency on the page. So, yes, definitely write what you feel passionate about! Sue