I really do not know how you and other masters of the form manage it. 15,000 words, doddle. 500, astonishingly hard!!!

Poor old Ginny, I feel as though I have been very mean to her of late. I'll work my up to a long story in which she can have all sorts of exciting adventures and end up running off with someone who brings out her best points. You know, some time in 2010 when I finish everything else on my plate ...