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Longshot: Shipshape and Bristol Fashion

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Chapters 9 and 10 of Longshot have been returned from my editor, corrected, added to, and re-posted. The corrections include some nautical terms - I used aftwards in some cases where stern would be more appropriate - which brings up a point about navigation within the immensity that is the Longshot habitat.

Without a sun or any external reference, there is no "north" or "south" in Longshot. Despite its size, the ship is still a vessel, and is treated that way for the purposes of navigation: forward, in the direction of travel, is the "bow", while the opposite direction is "aft".

The habitat is a spinning cylinder, rendering any distinction between "port" and "starboard" moot. Instead, cardinal directions along the circumference are referred to as "spinward" (i.e. in the direction the habitat spins: clockwise, if you are looking at the bow) or "antispinward".

Over time, geographical locations will be given greater precedence; at this stage of the story, our protagonist is still exploring his strange world, and naming things within it. (I'm also continuing to work on a map, for those readers who are more visually inclined).

 

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