Madness?

I think the heat has got to me. I have spent the day thinking about my second novel plan when I haven't finished the first novel yet! I should explain. As part of the MA we need to submit coursework setting out the plan for a novel beyond the one that we write for our dissertation. I have had a germ of an idea for a while and as I sat in a very hot library today waiting for my car to be serviced and reading The Seven Basic Plots, I found some inspiration. The trouble is I started thinking, mmm.. perhaps I could write this as my dissertation instead. I have managed to dissuade myself. All in good time.