[galopin]

I've said this before, but there is no substitute for a competent AI--not even the book.

It takes a lot of time to learn the book (but it's worth it, and it's fun), and it's extremely difficult to learn it on your own. The next problem is applying the book in order to break down your current Stroke Pattern to see what you're doing correctly and incorrectly. The problem after that is figuring out which Components you should use to fix your problems.

Simply put, a competent AI will be better able to diagnose your problems and fix them than you will with just the book. It's not even close--and I've tried!