I’m on chapter 9. I think I have the antagonist worked out, at least his goals and exactly how his revolution will work.

One thing I’m attempting to fix in my work that I’ve seen as a weakness in some speculative fiction is the smallness of the antagonist and his or her world. I see it a lot more in fantasy than science fiction. My bad guy will have a working plan and will not be an idiot.

In other writing, I’ve received a good deal of feedback on one of my short stories, so it’s getting a rewrite and getting tossed back out into the world this week. I’m falling behind there, but with the progress I’m making on the novel, I’m pretty much OK with that.