Whilst running today, I was thinking about the short story I'd begun a couple of months ago - I'm now of the mind that it might end up being my next novel. I didn't originally think it would hold for that length, but I'm thinking it just might, so come January I think that's the direction I'm going - if it doesn't hold, then I'll make it a novella and write a few other stories, but I think it's an interesting character for a book and the subject matter is near and dear to my heart.