Eagles Over the Kennebec

Yes, but, but, I LIKE your writing and your characters and your world building, both Liaden and others and asking me not to read something you've written might be considered cruel and unusual punishment. I have to admit though that I have already considered simply not reading what I know is an actual splinter, not merely a work in progress, on the theory that if you deliberately ram a splinter into your finger you basically have no one to blame except yourself when it HURTS. Personal responsibility and all that. I merely thought perhaps you hadn't considered all the ramifications and possible feedback/blowback from frustrated readers. Of course if it resulted in a reigniting of the creative fire and eventually resulted in a completed story from a splinter, then good would come out of angst. Splinters sometimes make good kindling and can become a cosy crackling fire on the hearth.

Anne in Virginia