Thanks ... although, in the interests of transparency and honesty I have to note that, for me, "lengthy" means anything over 1,000 words. I write at a glacial pace, as I mentioned to a_phoenixdragon above. It doesn't help that I usually just start with a first sentence - any sentence, the first sentence that spurts from my fingertips - and then need to look at that sentence and figure outwhereit will go from there. It is not, I assure you, the most efficient way to create anything ... sigh ... but yes, I'm still kind of chuffed.