Dear Mark,
Thank you for this "simple component". My experiences is that "normal front end publishers" find it difficult to make and change their own text.
Your component is a very good step in the good direction. I suggest the following improvement: when users make a new text, they can choose or make directly an menu or submenu. "normal users" has always problem with the administrator and with the differences between content sections and menu's.
Greeting form a Joomla fan,
Evert Jan Hooijer
www.dop.nu