Write what you know. Now, I disagree with this, I love research and interviewing people. Don’t be satisfied by sticking to what you know when there is a whole world of people and books waiting to be explored and exploited for our writing pleasure.
Some of the chapters break my heart and at the same time Miss Gottlieb gathers my pieces and puts me back together again. Maybe, with a leftover piece I no longer need beside the candy dish on the end table.