Right now I’m reading the text, noting characters and places on a spreadsheet. Basically, I want to make sure that everybody I introduce gets their status resolved, one way or the other – and since GHOSTS ON AN ALIEN WIND is a spooky science fiction novel, a lot of those statuses are going to be fatal ones. Also, if I need to kill somebody off in the parts I haven’t written yet, who better than a character I’ve introduced already?
Finally, the book has plot holes. I need to fill them, but first I need to see and identify them. This requires a fresh look at the text as a whole… but you can only do so much of that before your eyes start to glaze over.