In Which I Contemplate Writing About Things I Know Absolutely Nothing About

 I've begun researching a new book, in which the main conflict plays out around an open adoption. I don't know jack about adoption, which is very inconvenient, but there I am. A friend introduced me to a LCSW I'll call Pam, who was the executive director of an adoption agency in town.  She agreed to meet me for coffee and answer a few questions.

I wished to understand the details surrounding the adoption process from the social worker's POV, which is of most interest to me. I asked Pam if the ...