Wallace said in October that she based the mentally ill vice-presidential character in her fictional book, “It’s Classified,” off Palin. She told ABC News’ Top Line in October that Palin “seemed deeply troubled” at times during the campaign and that some of her behaviors “concerned me.”

“They concerned a lot of people, and we did have discussions about whether it would be appropriate from someone who seemed to swing from so high to so low, when the pressure of the campaign as placed on her shoulders, would it be appropriate for somebody like that to have to endure the burdens of the vice presidency?” Wallace said in the October interview.