Draft 5 is nearing completion

I've had a lot of time to write lately and it's been going well. The weather has been nice this week which has also lifted my spirits and cast a warmer glow on the GIANT.

I've done a lot more cutting than writing lately - the total page count has dropped by ten or so this week. It had been holding steady at 200+ digital pages (probably 400 or so printed book pages), but now has dropped under 200. Much of the cut passages were marked "already covered" as I shifted the plot back somewhat. Too many of the revelations and developments were loaded at the end - which would made for a confusing and boring read. I have spread out the big points (excitement?) to add more suspense.

I'm closing in on the end of the draft, though I'm going to add a new ending to it. Now the ending is free floating, I'm going to add a section that makes it more concrete and answers some questions that were left floating.