When Will Lily Die?

Yes, I know ... It's a weird title, but all I can think about today is "When will Edith Wharton's Lily die?"

Lindsay and I keep trying to get to that part of the story ... so we can finish the Epilogue to the first draft of our libretto --- it's all that's left and we've been at the Epilogue for the past week.

Our May 1 deadline to complete the first copy is fast approaching. (We like to create self-imposed deadlines because we get stuff done that way) We want to submit it to the National Opera Association... but it seems that everything is getting in the way ...

But that isn't a bad thing, I suppose, because the things that are getting in the way are good things ... Like last week .... when we began to organize our recording of "Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, A Musical". Or, the way we set up our new website yesterday ... Or, today when we received word that "LILY" may be staged next year for the Women in Music Festival 2011 ... Everything is exciting ... but still ...

"Lily" has got to go ....because that's how the story goes .... and if we don't let her take her overdose, she will be forever caught in her poverty ... and that would leave us with an unfinished story and an unfinished opera .... Die, Lily!!! Die!