Okay, so my writing schedule did not go as planned because I got the flu. When I started feeling symptoms, I got as much of my assignments done for other classes as I could which, obviously, threw my writing schedule into the trash. Although I may not have started writing yet, I have been thinking about my project and my sources as I should because I plan on starting my paper tomorrow. However, I am attempting to take a page out of Sarah’s book and just trying to write without worrying about perfection or anything. I am also going ahead and writing my Works Cited section so I do not have to worry about doing that after writing my paper. Like I did in Dr. Mouser’s senior seminar, I also plan on writing the paper over a series of days with a goal of five days at most. Obviously, I will add days if needed, but that is my goal.

As for an update for my research, I realized that one of my articles is more than likely not going to be used in my paper: “Godwin’s Case: Melancholy Mourning in the ‘Empire of Feeling'” by Ildiko Csengei. It is about Godwin’s melancholy and how his mourning for his wife could be found in a lot of his writings, thus presenting a different point of view for psychology purposes. It is not that the article is not good, but quite possibly has no place in my paper. I was throwing around the idea that the article could help explain why the novel is a bit of a downer and so focused on Reginald’s regret and mourning of his wife, but I am uncertain. I am not throwing it out just yet, however, because I never know for certain until I have finished my paper. (Not my first rodeo.)

(WC: 309)