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I’m writing a novel, inspired by my previous blog post and Doug Paul Case’s summer project. It may not be socially or culturally enriching or important, but I intend for it to be enjoyable. If I can write something, and have someone connect with it, then I will be happy. I am writing a novel that will be categorized as a beach read, and I am all right with that. It is my summer project, part two.

I have set a deadline for myself. I plan on moving back to Boston on the 29th of August, so I have a week before classes start to find a job so I won’t be poor for the remainder of my tenure at Emerson. I have until the 28th to complete my novel, of roughly 180 pages, at 300 words per page (the Prometheus standard page). That is a very short novel, of approximately 54,000 words, or about 4 pages a day.

In similar, yet unrelated news: I’m reading Little Bee, by Chris Cleave. I’m really enjoying it. It is a book I wouldn’t normally have picked up, but I thought a trip back to the New York Times Bestseller’s List would help me find an enjoyable piece of fiction for the summer. After spending too much time in Barnes & Noble, I went home with the book and it has definitely been worth it. It’s a fresh story told in an interesting way, not geared toward women, and I highly recommend it.