"But the rest of the advice, fuck that" Now there's some advice I can readily accept. While I tend to agree with much of what you said Robin, as you and I know, and like you acknowledged, not everyone will. So the real sage advice, is do whatever works for you and your audience, and don't just write to merely keep them reading. Say something worthwhile and let them stick around for that, instead of staying to see when the hell the story will get to the point, and what it will be (because after all, humans are also nosey as fu*k). Thanks :-)