Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.
I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart.
I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.
It is hard for anyone who discovers George Washington not to write about him, perhaps because he is so hard to discover and such a surprise when you do.
Writing teaches writing.
What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference.
For all its ups and downs and challenges, I love writing. We only grow through adversity, so I welcome the difficulties, knowing bumps in the road are my greatest teachers.
Writing is incredibly important to me as a way of handling the world, understanding how it works.
I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.
I'm not a writer who teaches. I'm a teacher who writes.