wake up. sore throat. nothing tea can't fix. the rain has gone and the sun is out for me to enjoy this wednesday for any new particular writing ideas.

my second novel is coming along considerably. i feel novels are easier to write than a short story, because you can stick to one plot and drag it for as long as you need to, and not constrict yourself to a certain amount of pages or words.

however, today i must learn to balance writing that and getting reading done for my classes. the spring semester started this week, really excited about everything!

Studies in Fiction writing seminar
Romanticism 19th Century Gothic Literature (new professor and subject matter)
The Supernatural Other in Medieval Literature
Harlem Renaissance

must get to this presentation on "characterization" due in fiction and get Frankenstein and the Book of Genesis out of the way for the other classes.