Thank you very much for that! It means a very great deal. I have been out of interacting with other writers, with the exception of my aforementioned writing partner, for a little over a year now. It was a choice between obsessive writing and finishing out the degree! *g*

On #4, I think it is important not to insult the intelligence of your readers. I rend to think that people who read what I write are fairly aware of history and folklore and can tell the difference between when someone knows what they are talking about from those who are just making it up as they go! ;)