Winning the battle but not the war

I wrote 50K, but I'm a long way from being done. I'm focusing the rest of November on rewriting that dreaded 14K I hated. Why couldn't I have written some nice *short* introductory chapters instead of these behemoths?

On the bright side, I must thank the Gershwin brothers and Mr. Porter for their music. I had thought I couldn't include some scenes in the past stuff because they were not quite period, but actually I might be able to work them in.

So I'm still writing. At least it has been an interesting ride this time.