inge ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁twice : ▁first ▁to ▁fellow ▁science ▁fiction ▁author ▁Vern or ▁V inge ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁currently ▁to ▁science ▁fiction ▁editor ▁James ▁F ren kel ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁V inge ▁and ▁F ren kel ▁have ▁two ▁children , ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁Green ▁Valley , ▁Arizona . ▁She ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Clar ion ▁Work shop ▁several ▁times , ▁both ▁East ▁and ▁West . ▁Besides ▁writing , ▁V inge ▁also ▁makes ▁and ▁s ells ▁doll s . ▁ ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Hein lein ▁in ▁part ▁dedicated ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁novel ▁Friday ▁to ▁Joan . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁V inge ▁was ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁that ▁left ▁her ▁with ▁" min or ▁but ▁deb il it ating " ▁brain ▁damage ▁that , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁fib rom yal gia , ▁left ▁her ▁unable ▁to ▁write . ▁She ▁recovered ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁res ume ▁writing ▁around ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁her ▁first ▁new ▁book ▁after ▁the ▁accident ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁novel ization ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁Cow bo ys ▁& ▁Ali ens . ▁ ▁Works ▁V inge ' s ▁first ▁published ▁story , ▁" T in ▁Sold ier ", ▁a ▁nov ella , ▁appeared ▁in ▁Or bit ▁ 1 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Her ▁stories ▁have