Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The stories that are written by Maria feel more real than Amy's because _ writes based on true stories.

Choice 1: The stories that are written by Maria feel more real than Amy's because Maria writes based on true stories.
Choice 2: The stories that are written by Maria feel more real than Amy's because Amy writes based on true stories.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.