So, for the 4th time, I am at page 28 in the Ellie Connelly script. It's definitely evolving in bits here and there, and overall I'm much happier with the tone of the story than I was with earlier drafts. There's a lot more character coming through, and I'm angling to develop some of the secondary characters quite a bit more than previously, which should actually help to build the mystery, if anything.
I still think I need to add a bit more DANGER! and PERIL!, so I'll work on that. Luckily tomorrow's a holiday, so I think I'll spend my day trying to get back up to page 50 or so. One thing I noticed is that I've already expanded the script by roughly 5 pages somehow. I'm curious to see how long this thing will be when it's actually finished.
I've also been continuing to develop designs for the characters, and I hope to start posting some more finished sketches of them as the script nears completion.