First round of this pass finished.
The last third of the thing is generally pretty smooth, other than one chapter where there's a conversation that slows down pacing; I want pacing slowed because it's the lull after they think the main issues are resolved and before they realise the way they will turn out not to be, but it may be too much. And I need to rethink one ship name that does not work, and I need to possibly slightly change the balance in the second-last chapter for thematic echo reasons. And I need to shuffle some meals around, because I am a person who really likes food and tend to write food I like pretty much intuitively, and while it is an objective fact that tempura lotus root is delicious and any of my characters would be happy to have some, it has occurred to me that when you are trying to evoke the Odyssey, who does the actual eating of lotus has a certain significance that fits some places much better than others.
Most of the work still needing done is going to go on the first few chapters, I think. But it's another long weekend, and this much done today means an earned pause tomorrow yay.
