Where did the idea for the Wingates blended family circus come from?
My own crazy household! I took some past experiences (being married before) and combined that with the new reality of dealing with adding children to one’s space–plus coping with gamesmanship from ex-spouses (always a factor in the blended family equation), and just let ‘er rip. My household, most days, is a circus. What does “Time Enough for Love” say about compromises made in relationships? A: Compromise is the very foundation of a relationship. Learned that little lesson from life as well. Much of the so-called “wisdom” in my work has come from walking a mile in my characters’ shoes. Now the circumstances may be fictive, (for example, I’ve never been kidnapped and fallen into a bat-infested tunnel, like in Sundance, smile), but the basis of the experiences are generally pulled from a reservoir of truth-seen up close and personal. In that book, the heroine knew loss, as have I… in Time Enough For Love, I’ve been a harried mother with a blended family. What one experiences as a wri
