Meeting with adviser

I met with my adviser last week, and he helped me brainstorm an interesting dissertation topic. I'm currently doing research to see if it's a topic that will pan out. It's difficult to say, from my perspective, because it seems like there are a lot of "trendy" topics right now... So, I can't really be sure what will work out as a strong topic for publication in the future. However, I can say that the topic interests me more than what I had before.

Currently reading:

• Gabrielle Starr's text on lyricism and the novel
• Rothstein's System of Inquiry
• Anti-Pamela

Currently thinking about: detachable conventions in 18C prose fictions.