Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

When I sat down this weekend to put some more words into my already 40,000 word manuscript for Johnny Rockett, I got thinking about it and realized I missed a great chance for some great action about 2000 words back.  So what do you do?  You scrap a chapter and a half and go for the gusto.  The direction is much better now and I will set me up well for a climactic ending.  I am hoping to have the first draft of Johnny Rockett finished by the end of December, with even some re-writes thrown in for good measure.  I am shooting for the end of January, 2018 to go to publication.