As I write, I often will put in a bracket when I need to look something up. For instance, ” Watching riders do horse tricks had as much appeal as listening to a recitation of [something really dull]”
Kurt Pankau is one of my readers for Without A Summer and commented:
And totally off topic, I can’t help but play Mad Libs with your placeholders. Highlight: Watching riders do horse tricks had as much appeal as listening to a recitation of Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Feel free to play with that, by the way.
Meanwhile, Chapter 17 and Chapter 18 are up for those of you reading along.