Sorry to introduce myself in this way. I found your journal through threetentrain and have read some of your work. With the whole Thirteen Orphans book, I think one of the worst things that can happen is when an author gets a very good idea but can't write it that well or writes it how you described. It's very frustrating because you donb't know whether to toss the book or just keep going and hoping you see light.
Off subject, I recently (read, three days ago) read 'Sown From Salt'. You mentioned you were writing a sequel 'A Feast For Dust'. Has it ever been published? I'd love to read it.