I started that new class at the beginning of March.  I think it is helping, like I wanted. 

However, forward progress on the book, not so much.  Week before last, I wrote the first scene of Chapter 16.  It had a fight scene that I thought worked.  I was rather excited that I got through the whole scene almost in one sitting, and was pleased with how it turned out.  Then I presented it to The Man.

His suspension of disbelief went right out the window.  Disappointed, I had to agree with what he said.  The fight scene wouldn't work when reviewed from a logistical perspective.  Nice action...for a superhero...maybe.  But not from two humans, one of whom is only 18, against 4 big guys with combat training...in an elevator no less.  Nope.  Won't work.

Back to the drawing board.  I asked my critique partners about how to fix it at the Moxie 4 meeting we had on the 8th.  The only suggestion that shows promise is to have other characters involved, ones I hadn't planned on showing up just yet.  This will require a reworking of the rest of the outline for the remaining chapters.  Big sigh.

I've been stewing on it for a week now, and I think I have a plan.  I will need to split the first scene into two.  I will have to change POVs.  In fact, the entire chapter may have to center around Iain (main character), rather than bouncing to Victoria (the other main character), or to one of the other POV characters.  By the end of the chapter, Iain will have gotten away from everyone who wants to "help" him, which is what needed to happen in the first place.

Lordie...the gyrations we authors have to go through to make the plan come together.