Conlang yearning

There's a kids' book titled "How to Speak Wookiee" but no formal dictionary or grammar of Shyriiwook.

Yet.

A question on fannish etiquette

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If I received a note that a story I'd commented "Write more!" on had a new installment a year later, I'd be...

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annoyed -- if I wanted to know that, I'd have subscribed
0 (0.0%)

pleased -- I did want more, and now, look, there's more
52 (80.0%)

disdainful -- the author is a feedback-hungry sad sack
0 (0.0%)

neutral -- I probably don't remember reading Story 1, so Story 2 might be good, or it might suck
15 (23.1%)

creeped out -- once authors read and respond to feedback once, more comments from them would be weird
3 (4.6%)

willing to check out the new installment
44 (67.7%)

ticking the box -- it's traditional
34 (52.3%)

something else for reasons elaborated in comments
5 (7.7%)

The point of soulmate AUs

In my mind, anyway, stories with assigned soulmates are for pointing out issues with traditional romantic structures, or for feeding the "There is a butt for every seat" place in one's heart.

I think my favorite pairing for "first words written on the skin" is Sam Vimes/Sybil Ramkin--that would be "Ah, good man. Do you know anything about mating?" in the finest copperplate.

But I gotta say ( I'm not shipper trash for The Magicians )