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They're suggesting a "Let the story flow" approach where the stor never stops for (seemingly unrelated) other stories. It's a newer approach... a now-approach... an immediate approach. The classic approach is one where the writer may freely dabble in outside factors. Frankenstein, Princess Bride, Fraggle Rock... they all use classic techniques of overlay stories.

What I'm saying by calling the technique classic is pick the technique that works for your story and try to be consistent. Evidently, that requires a giant epigraph. If that means a 15-minute deadzone where the story halts and the narrator winks at the reader... if that means a dancing Bombadill that everyone complains about... you might have to just let that be and let the market catch up with you later.

Why not go ahead and number the chapters backwards?

too distracting

That doesn't work for me, any more than "The thought of President Trump spat"

Thoughts and presences can't spit. It's an affront to spitting.

Anyway,  usually pass on chapter 2's but I'll make an exception

I like njc's approach....

Note the lines in original don't pull my eyes in a consistent direction...

(lines drawn across the eyes of the background shapes)

njc's is a bit more organized, albeit centered on the lower back instead of the upper back

(the curvature he puts in the ground works well againstthe staff)

if you go with njc's approach, might I suggest you rearrange the title text to improve the line work?

I like the color scheme but I think it's missing a"book" element

Written by Sir James Knowles. It's pretty good when he's got a recognizable character on the scene (eg Sir Lancelot)... but that round table has to be seating 40-50 knights and he's not scared to name them all during a 10-page window which makes his scenes more like a revolving door.

I'm in the opening throws on Colourless. I'm also still slogging through the Arthurian Tales but it's been several months on that and I must concede I'm lost and might not finish

I got voice from Rogers and data from wind. Best of both worlds - great voice reception and unlimited data. Only drawback lugging around the extra device

tap water counts as running water. Blocks certain powers in our mythology including vampirism (and including telepathy in my world)

After letting it roll around in the back of my head for a few weeks, I wish to nominate "glop" as the count noun for gillis.

This word is sorta comprehensible and is something the characters could believably coin on the spot.