Washington D.C. is about 300 square miles surrounded by realty.
Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.
When you have stopped learning you have begun to die.
I'd rather talk to people who do things than complain about other people who do things. I say they're idiots.
There is an old saying: In history nothing is true but the names and dates. In fiction everything is true but the names and dates. The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.
Keep at it! The one talent that's indispensable to a writer is persistence. You must write the book, else there is no book. It will not finish itself. Do not try to commit art. Just tell the damned story.