When it came down to the question of which would survive, the marriage or the writing partnership, it was a pretty easy decision. But I remember that it was a challenge convincing the powers that be that we had been successful writers individually and would be again. We were hyphenated in people's minds: Fay-and-Michael Kanin.
When it came to deciding between marriage or writing partnership, it was an easy choice. However, I recall that convincing those in charge proved challenging; we needed to demonstrate our individual success as writers and prove that we would continue to be successful. We were linked together in people's minds: Fay-and-Michael Kanin.