Feeling Like Crap

I haven't been feeling the best over the past few days and haven't been in a writing mood.  Funny enough, that seemed to happen right after I wrote I been in nothing but a writing mood.  My progress has slowed and this is usually the hardest time for me as a writer.  I start to question my story and chapters.  Are they good?  Should there be more of this and more of that?  Why will anyone care?

I have also thought that my prolouge leaves something to be desired.  Yes I have an event at the end that sets up further storylines, but it doesn't quite set up the main story.  I think I also un intentionally answered the mystery in the fifth chapter.

My chapters for the most part have been 2000 words.  That is a decent sized chapter, but I feel that having them the same length and also have so much happen in such a short time, that I am missing out on the most important aspects of the story and that is building the characters and strengthing their bonds.  This is something I really need to work at.  Also, after reading the first 8 chapters back to back, so much happens.  I have enough content for an entire novel here, but have condensed it down to 15,000 words.  If I had to pick a main weakness when it comes to writing, it would be my pacing.  I have lots of action and that is fine, but I lack in so many other areas.  A novel is not all action, it has to be many things.  Characters, Dialogue, Scenes.  Another weakness, if I had to put it out there, would be my descriptions.  I enjoy books, but sometimes find myself scanning the description and not fully taking them in.  I need to resolve to pay more attention to them and note how they are constructed.

Previously, my dialogue had been my weakest point, but I think I have really improved upon this, though some it still appears wooded, this can be fixed during the editing process.  In the end, I am going to see this through, but I always seem to do this to my self.  I set my expectations to high as I hate to disappoint.