I love to read. I guess my passion for writing stemmed from my love for reading. I would have to say that I’m a book reader first and a writer second. I remember reading an old novel several years ago entitled 7 ½ cents by Richard Bissell. It was about labor troubles in a pajama factory. Workers were demanding a raise of 7 ½ cents in their wages but the factory wasn’t hearing any of this and through the whole ordeal, a love story blossomed. Anyway, this novel was turned into a Broadway musical, the latest version of which was opened in 2006 with Harry Connick, Jr. in the lead.…