The Compromise: An American Novel
Author's log of writing The Compromise
Reading, we leap away from monotonous daily events to explore the exceptional, those events that we know will come but don’t know when or how. There is much social and psychological responsibility associated with that. Ten to fifteen hours of a reader’s attention is precious.
A huntress knows the heart has four chambers. They open and close as long as there is life. There are sections of The Compromise about love and family that are quiet but tense. Aware of their fragility, I work long and hard to breathe life into them. Image: The hart. Lithograph of Kashmir stag by…