Desiccate! ALL! The! Things!

Also, if you haven't already peeked at my ongoing Queen of the Iron Sands project now might be an opportune time, since

A. I've recently cleaned it up and applied some of that stuff called "editing" to it; I haven't had time to thoroughly revise in depth, but I have sanded down some rough edges. Most of these changes, alas, are presently displayed in the RTF version, but I've also just learned some fresh tricks for taking a lot of the work out of the tremendous pain of adjusting the HTML version, which I hope to apply soon.

B. I've finally updated the RTF version to a full-length representation of what's seen in the HTML version. It's something like 42,000 words at the moment.

C. I've got the next chapter, "Fifinella and the Invisible Men," ready to go for next Monday, so even if I collapse into babbling anxiety paralysis you'll get to experience the smooth flow of the serial for at least one week.

D. I'm going to attempt to put the evolving text in assorted epub formats, as practice, for those who prefer using ebook readers to their tawdry old computer screens.

E. I have at last started spelling "desiccator" properly!