I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need.
What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids ride my horse and go...
Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of...
Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier.