Never ever EVER stop in the middle of editing. Don't write vague notes for yourself in the margins, and then return to those notes months later. The train of thought you attempted to scribble will be long gone.
This is also why people suggest finishing writing the entire book before editing. I was never good at that. The Muse comes up with an idea for chapter seven while I'm writing chapter twelve. The Muse knows nothing but bouncing around. We are working on fixing that.
This current scene is all over the place, as are my old notes. We're slowly getting back on track, which is excellent. And the edits are ahead of schedule. This sequence was troublesome from the very beginning, but it's coming along. It's important for the plot, but is missing something. Maybe the Muse will bounce back and tell me what that something is today.
Wouldn't that be nice!
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