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Modern political speechwriting is not a high-minded pursuit for brilliant talents.

As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.

Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time.

There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am.

I've always said that my favorite aspect of online political writing is how interactive and collaborative it is with one's readers: that has always been, and always will be, crucial in so many ways to what I do.

Speeches are much easier if you read them. I just find when I do that, it's harder to fire up the crowd.

Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.

I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism.

Politics demands certain skills honed by experience, just as journalism does, just as acting does.

Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son's speech was also quite powerful.