Making all the mistakes I hoped to avoid: info dump, dialogue as exposition, excessive dialogue, “much talking, some walking,” explaining and over-explaining, too much information; too much boogie-woogie, not enough rock and roll.
On the good side, figured out Anna Jane’s train of thought on how she thinks of launching AERIE into the sun, and it turns out it’s rooted very early and gives the plot a whole new line of conflict, secrecy, tension and suspense.