The problem with deciding at nearly the last minute that the reason two chapters you've been consistently unhappy with aren't working is that they shouldn't exist at all, is that you have to pick apart and reconstruct all the other chapters now that you've removed some of their supports.
I feel like I am playing Jenga with phrases and plot elements. One wrong move will bring everything crashing down.
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It really does work better without those chapters, though. The arc is much tighter and the focus is more securely on the main characters.
(I'll have the story up some time this evening.)
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