Rudy: I got a written offer to become Ell's business partner. I thought long and hard about it, with Char gone, my desire to write had nearly left me as well. I hadn't exactly been moving along before she died. I accepted Ell's offer, it was something to do; and as a partnership, we'd both have spare time to spend with family, and since most of my family was in the business anyways, it only made sense.