Yes, I very much like to have a personal stake in what I'm writing about.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important.
I write about the things I feel strongly about.
And I've always worked on the principle that if it interests me enough to write about it, then it must interest a lot of other people.
I can only write about personal stuff, about my point of view.
I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly just curiosity to see what you can do.
I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.
I've always worked on the principle that if it interests me enough to write about it, then it must interest a lot of other people.
I wrote what I felt I had to write, and I'm willing to put my own sanity and my reputation behind it.
Most things I go through I have to write about.
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