RE: Marilyn Brown Unpublished Novel Competition…..I did not win says Utah Valley University, Dept. of English and Literature, Orem, UT. However, they did welcome me back for another go next year. Well, that’s something as it shows promise, huh? Judge 2 from the University said the novel “had all the elements of a classical western novel” and a few more very nice comments, and then the dreaded, “but”……That is how we grow and develop and it was so nice of Judge 2 to send me the critique in order to see where I need improvement. Will I take the time to try and improve my J. I. Hall, Jr. novel? Probably not, but maybe. I am into Chapter Five of another new novel using the same old failing methods. I am reading and re-reading the critique in hopes of producing a winner this time. I’ll keep you posted if you are interested….if you are not interested, well, can you just say, “Bless him, Lord?”   Thanks, Pete