Along with preparing for and attending my 50th high school reunion, many of you readers and listeners know that I’ve actually completed writing my first novel and been somewhat actively pursuing, albeit without success, publication. Of course, being a first attempt at a book, I know that it is not perfect. So, before I continued to add to my stack of ‘thank you-no thank you’ letters, I decided to reach out to a few of my more literary friends and ask for some honest and constructive criticism.