I didn’t plow through 11 chapters yesterday and surely won’t today.  As long as I fix the beginning, which is the rest of the scene I’m on and the next chapter, I’ll be ok.  I’m sick of the beginning of this book.  I’ve changed it what 3 or 4 times now.  I don’t want to see it every again.  The middle is what needs work.  If there was only one thing this all showed me it’d be how important my outlines are.  I didn’t do a full outline for this book, and I feel like I’m twisting in the wind, following each gust until I realize I’ve gone the wrong way.  It’s ridiculous, and no one could do this every time they write.  I, at least, don’t want to.

So, I need to not be in such a rush to get started on the next book.  As much as Raven’s voice is calling to me, I need to maybe listen a bit longer before I begin.  And then I want to outline it thoroughly.

In the meantime, I have other little things that need to get done today too, so I better get moving. Tomorrow starts Fast Draft at RD.

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