I’ve also been working on a Star Wars rewrite for several months now and have tons of notes of various different versions that have accumulated over that amount of time. No matter how much I tweak my story, I still can’t seem to be completely satisfied (tho I do feel much closer to a solid outline now than I did just a few short months ago).

My main issue pertains to trying to find the right balance of “energy” and exposition. My act 1 in all of my outlines is usually full of energy and has a swift pace, but then my act 2 moves rather slowly and the action aspect is reduced due to the need to throw in a bunch of exposition. My act 2 is also usually a little too dark in my outlines.

Thankfully tho, I’ve been coming up with ways around these hurdles over just the last few days alone.