I'm now 316 pages into the second draft, which is 10 pages since the last update. I mostly had talking chapters and then started the France finale, which I predict won't be that long. In comparison to the OG draft, the second draft is about 20 pages shorter at the same point of the story. So, this is a sign that the second draft will be shorter than the first draft.
I also struggled greatly to reach the minimum. I hate that I've slowed down so much and it has become a challenge to even hit the minimum each week. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself because I never had this level of consistency before. Even with the final months of AP4, I didn't do a weekly goal. At one point, I was expecting myself to hit 600 pages by the end of August, which is definitely not happening. If I hit 600 pages later this year, it will be a record break for me for the most amount of pages I've written in a year. I really want to publish AP3 as soon as I can because it's been over 5 years since AP3. I will likely get more interest in the series if I get more books out. Perhaps, I should reduce my objective to hit many pages fast and just focus on hitting the minimums each week. At least I moved up to page 16 of the outline, so progress is still being made each week despite it being small.