“An elderly man was sitting alone on a dark path, right? He wasn’t certain of which direction to go, and he'd forgotten both where he was traveling to and who he was. He'd sat down for a moment to rest his weary legs, and suddenly looked up to see an elderly woman before him. She grinned toothlessly and with a cackle, spoke: ‘Now your third wish. What will it be?’ ”
“ ‘Third wish?’ The man was baffled. ‘How can it be a third wish if I haven’t had a first and second wish?’ ”

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"Polarity" wasn't a sequel. "Polarity" was a bridge. It was written so that Portmaster could be written. Welp, here it is.

So, just heads-up to those who enjoyed "Polarity".

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It seems someone disliked my comments or something... - yesterday I earned two downvotes on every single of my stories.
Is there anything to be done about it?

Budding authors, please read this. Readers who encounter stories affected by this, please, send the authors here.

Please, oh please. Close your plots.
Before you click "Finished," account for all characters and motives and make sure all of them got a closure.

I never saw it in any writing tutorial, but I can't overstate how critically important it is.

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When I first posted The Four and One Erebi Nights the reception was less than accepting. For a time downvotes were as frequent of upvotes, for a time they even overtook them, and I cheered when they broke even at 7:7. The read count was very poor and while the few comments were quite positive, it seemed like a downer.

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