I'm not dead. Nor is my writing.
I'll spare you the details, but I've been suffering writer's block lately. Some of the blame for my lack of updates definitely lies in the distractions I allow myself, but please take me at my word and accept that I am honest with myself when I say the greatest fault truly has been writer's block in the form of fixation. I was so dead set on writing the chapter the way I'd outlined it that I kept trying to write and rewrite sections that just didn't work.
Just over a week ago, I discarded everything I'd written for chapter 17 so far and rewrote the outline from a completely different angle. That, plus some new techniques I am employing, has freed the ink to flow from my pen once again. It's slow-going, but nowhere near as slow as the last few months. I'm halfway done.
I'm not going to hold myself to posting new writing every week. Some writers can force themselves to write and produce brilliant art. That's wonderful for them, and I'll admit I'm a bit envious, but I'm not them. All that forced writing creates for me is frustration. Which... in turn... leads to writer's block. So, I hope you're still hanging with me and looking forward to the continuation of both my novels.
Listening to: I have adopted Solar Fields as a creative focus.
Water Silence is a good example of their active and ambient sound.