I am working on editing the Final Draft of Book 09, even though there are still some fair-sized chunks that haven't been written yet. I am up to Chapter Six, which I am fairly dis-satisfied with. The pacing is execrable, and the plot advancement that comes out of that chapter is embarassingly ham-handed. Worse, it follows Chapter Five which I was very pleased with.
Also, since Book 09 has a sort of built-in countdown clock element to it, timing is everything. And now I discover my timelines aren't matching up. Fixing it should be straightforward enough, and will actually smooth out some other plot elements that seemed a bit rushed the first time. Nevertheless, a real pain in the keister.
About the character naming convention, for most of the minor characters, I am using the names of teams from minor Canadian Hockey Leagues; at least for the ones that are part of the crew. I am using different naming conventions for the people from the planet.
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