Doing 1000 words a day is tough.
I didn't make much progress on 43 last night. Hopefully, I'll do better tonight. Like everything else in this revision, I'm rewriting most of it. New characters coming up soon, so that'll be interesting. It seems like I'll have a much better handle on the characters after this revision. This revision is built around scenes with a lot less narrative so I can see aspects coming out that I'll need to build on to give them some distinction.
For example,
Character A likes things clean and ordered, suffers from nerves but manages to be plucky, has some insecurities, is curious, and likes having a strong authority figure around to lead.
Character M is not the sharpest knife in the drawer and always tries to do the right thing.
Character C is absent-minded and insecure, but intelligent.
Character S is a scholar and tends to spout off historical facts at every opportunity.
Character H is uneducated, mean, and self-hating. Also has a particular pattern of speech.
Character Si needs some work.
Character Av is cool, intelligent, and collected. Has a distinctive style of speech.
Character Ax is friendly, makes jokes, and is easy to get along with.
I'm hoping I can use some of this stuff to draw them more distinctly. Maybe work in the background of a few of them a little better as well.