Good luck on the novel. Writing can be pretty hard work. I worked on a novel for years, but I eventually put it aside because I realized that I didn't have any idea how to finish it. Maybe I'll pick it up again now that I have more free time.
I am moving along kind of slow too. I am at 124 pages out of a planned 400. Writing can be very hard indeed, especially when it comes to characters and their personalities. I would love to help if it were possible.