I got some great comments on the first chapter of "Gutter-wing," and now I'm caught between going back and rewriting that, or chugging on and actually finishing it all before I start doing the heavy lifting.
If there were structural or foundational issues — say I didn't want the heroine to be an angel anymore (that won't happen) — I would definitely do the revisions now. It doesn't make sense to keep writing along lines that I've decided to discard. But I just might be able to squeeze by with additions and very minor edits, and keep any ripples farther down the story to a minimum. So I'm dithering.
Sometimes there's such a thing as momentum, and you have to keep moving forward. (I think this is what NaNoWriMo depends on. Or, say, stories almost due for an anthology deadline.) But sometimes you tinker with one bit, and it clicks into place, and then everything else in the story makes glorious sense. That little click is worth worlds.
I think I'll be optimistic and wait to go back over Chapter One during the weekend, in case it does spur a creative spurt, and I'll want the free time to take advantage of it.
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