Pretty much what I figured, :)
Funny, 3 of the parts I just sat in front of the laptop and wrote. No 'creative process' just raw typing.
As a personal observation for those who have never done it, it's more akin to recalling memory than creating a story. It's weird, I can see the strain working on Case as he flies the AMRAAM release profile in Kestrel 21, I've watched Goshawk 02 slither like a slotcar into a mountain tunnel and I can see the gleam in the eyes of General Toshiro Mifune as he inspects his new toy.
For those who only ever work in plastic, it's like that feeling that sometimes hits that you are re-assembling a model, the way it should look, rather than putting it together for the first time.