Simple, solid pointers for any writers. I see a lot of decent work that would be a lot better if they stayed in scope instead of messily trying to keep our attention by adding every exciting element possible within a short piece. Also, the first story reminds me of how I view so many aspects of our society- every area of study was invented and fleshed out over hundreds of thousands of years of talented people participating. The idea of licensing has become so accepted, yet it stifles a lot of progress by excluding unique talent from joining in. Recently I saw a post on facebook asking for a licensed tarot card reader and I LOL'd at the silliness of it. Of all of the millions of people who study or use tarot, it seems some group took it upon themselves to declare themselves the legal entity to charge people for a license haha. Stopping people from inventing is a scary yet logical step it seems haha.