progress :)

I wrote 780 new words and added another 630 that I'd written out of sequence. I'm nearing the end of this chapter. Yay! The organization of the end of the draft is really helpful. I'll still have tons of revision to do. I like my idea--it's much more high concept than my last book (which I also like)--but I'm of course just hoping I can pull it off. I've still got a ton of research to do, and I know a few plot lines have disappeared along the way. But it would be nice to have something to work with, you know? I've decided I kind of like revisions.

On that vein, however, does anyone have any great resources for plot and/or pacing? Because that's where I feel like my education is the weakest. It's so hard to see the holes in your own writing, but before I inflict it on anyone else I want it to be good enough not to be embarrassing. Any good checklists on line to guide you through the process?
 

words

A total of 2630 words added to my draft today. :) Only about a thousand of them were fresh out of my head, but the others had been waiting for some time to be dropped into place. A whole chapter is done! I'm excited to start the next one, but by this time of night (nine) my brain goes mushy. Especially as I sit with my laptop in a darkened room so my littlest sweeties will settle down. (The WIP is their nightlight, so to speak.)

There are still lots of arcs whose ends stick out randomly in odd directions, but I can feel the noose settling around my MC, life getting more complicated for him, and I hope to soon see him in a situation where he has to make the best decision among imperfect options. My poor guy. But if I don't push him, he'll never experience the growth he needs to become the person I know he's meant to be. And isn't that the way real life is, too?