Taking a Day Off to Sort Out My Thoughts

Recently, I've fallen into a misguided way of thinking, failing to properly balance the word count, overall length, and plot progression.

I kept feeling that speeding up the plot would mean losing a lot, making the overall word count and length shorter. But doing that has only made what I've been writing lately increasingly padded.

I'm taking the day off today to properly sort out the plot's progress and speed it up a little.

To be honest, this is the author's first book to reach nearly two million words. The more I write, the more I want to add, but I didn't plan the plot well, and it really has become increasingly padded.

I've seen all the problems everyone has pointed out. I'll do my best to correct them and strive to improve.