Made it through the intro chapters of the novel!
I'm past the inciting event now, and heading into the chapters of the long middle.
Most of the edits for these chapters, so far, have been small things. Removing some extra words here, adjusting the blocking of some characters there. I'm editing more to make things consistent than anything else. Haven't had to knocks wood do any major re-working of these.
And thank goodness, because just as I turned the corner of the inciting event, I started to only have fifteen minutes a day to work on it.
It's stress, more than anything else, but I've had some schedule shifts as well that have thrown me off. Made it hard to concentrate, to sink into the novel and see what's missing with what I've written.
But the only way out is through, right? So I'm chugging along, working on it when I can, and trying to be patient. The work stress will pass, my schedule will get sorted, and I'll get back to spending more time on it each day.
That's the hope, anyway.
