Chapter Fifteen is up, which includes an oh-so-secret example of how Cavern of Babel was originally narrated. How can you resist that?
In other news, I’d just like to remind you all that I wasn’t kidding about needing comments on that writing piece I put up yesterday. I don’t care if you feel like you’re a terrible judge of literature–read it! Tell me what you think! Are there parts where you’re bored? Where you laughed? Got confused? You don’t need to be a writer to be able to tell when you like or dislike something, or when you lose interest or are captivated. It’s not like you can tell me “I thought this part was boring,” and I can say “No you didn’t.” It’s your opinion, and you’re entitled to it. So tell me what you think–PLEASE!
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