ri: Of course I read and reply to the comments. I think most (although not all) authors would like to be able to reply personally to every comment they get from a reader (even if sometimes the reply they would like to make might be unwise); I just have few enough readers that I can actually do it.

The vote for more dream sequences is noted, by the way.

Ivo: OK, I'll continue to take it slowly. I agree with you that it would be odd to reveal things more quickly.