Doris Kearns Goodwin Says

She writes best in the mornings, and finds ways to make that work before spousal and breakfast tasks come a-calling.  They break for breakfast together, then each works until one, and again for a couple hours in the afternoon.

Tony's writing ritual is to get up in the morning and send an email to Steven to apologize for being late.  He and his wife just got a puppy, so that has caused some disruptions as well.  Tim Reid sums up:

Don't get a dog, and find a good bar.

Doris speaks, at last, of the collaborative experience of working on a film as distinct from the solitary experience of pure writing.  "And that's what the country's all about ... that's what the film is about ... Lincoln was able to make these people do something that they couldn't do individually.  That's the mystery of leadership, and they performed together, and the country *can* perform together," she says, "and for God's sakes, if there's anything in this film that can be a symbol for the future, it is we've got to do it again."

Amen, Doris.