The Big Bang Theory of Writing

I'm quickly coalescing on a theory of writing that describes what I'm up to these days...when you've got a chapter in the works, you build it up and expand every possible avenue till you've got about 50 or 60 pages of material. The universe is at its critical mass. Then when it can't possible get bigger, it starts to condense.

Not unlike the Big Crunch.

Then hopefully you've got a good chapter. And it starts all over again.