A good solid first half to the book.

I feel like I've got a good solid first half of a book.  I have a line-up of characters who are all coming together.

Now I intend to really put them through hell.

I decided early on that I would have a "Lost Patrol" scenario.  The motley group gets picked off one by one.  Until the hero finally decides to take matters into her own hands and fights the danger.

So now my main task is to think up fiendish ways for them to die, and to create stronger bonds among the survivors.

I also decided early on that it would be a Grendel story, so eventually, Virginia Reed, the hero of my story, will take on Grendel.

And later, track Grendel's mother to her cave.

So it's all there in my head, I just need to get it down.