I won't lie, this arrived at a great time to take the ol' mind off some things.

First, I loved these chapters, GMs vs. GMs is something I'd hoped to see since we met the criminals' control room staff. Everything from that forlorn pudding to an equally forlorn Indigo, ah, just great. But things really have gotten out of hand, hrmn...

And I could probably talk all day about the Behind the Scenes segment! But since I don't have all day, I'll stick to a few things. Works on writing are generally written to sell a service, agent, or publishing house, and the more generic ones... My recommendation to new writers is always just to write more (and read, and consume media. You need to understand others, and understand yourself to write effectively, or so I figure)!

The other is - huh, I never would've guessed. Your characters are one of your strongest points in my mind! Also, your process is so different then my own, but I kinda relate? For me, aha, I guess my 'Method' is writing the ending first, and working my way backwards. My weakness is definitely dialogue and banter... I wonder if I should try to track down that book?

(And aren't mysterious books that don't seem to be listed anywhere, even on a shady ebay/craigslist/etc listing... They're kinda great, right?)

Most interesting was seeing the changes you'd 'planned out' and scrapped. Willingness to revise is good, the ability to keep going even when you want to revise is even better. It's all too easy to get stuck on that ooooone chapter..!

Hope you're feeling much better, and that even if the writing of those chapters ends up feeling like chores, you'll find yourself done with the trickiest bits before too long.