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initial decluttering puts CS5 at 26 pages (from 45) in total, though that's going to change since so far I tossed only the stuff that has to go as a whole.
The remaining scenes also need tightening and restructuring - though there are a very few which might stay almost exactly as they are (Zach's recalling of his personal background is one example; the actual battle in the Psychocrypt is another), because grammatical issues aside, I'd write those the same now as I did 12 years ago - and of course there's new material to be added: the BWL sessions, the command perspective...
Overall, CS5 is going to be one fat chapter, while 6 will be hardly more than an epilogue. I tried to think of a different spot to divide the chapters, but it really doesn't work to have the campaign and the battle in different parts; although I might move some of Zach's memory lane to 6. Despite being important for the characterization, it's still something of a floating scene. :)
The remaining scenes also need tightening and restructuring - though there are a very few which might stay almost exactly as they are (Zach's recalling of his personal background is one example; the actual battle in the Psychocrypt is another), because grammatical issues aside, I'd write those the same now as I did 12 years ago - and of course there's new material to be added: the BWL sessions, the command perspective...
Overall, CS5 is going to be one fat chapter, while 6 will be hardly more than an epilogue. I tried to think of a different spot to divide the chapters, but it really doesn't work to have the campaign and the battle in different parts; although I might move some of Zach's memory lane to 6. Despite being important for the characterization, it's still something of a floating scene. :)
