I haven't written anything this year aside from personal blogs and finishing off something I started right before New Year's. I haven't felt any kind of need to start anything new. Meanwhile, I've pitched an existing book to an agent, but I'm not holding out much hope.
What I have made some progress on is the children's book I'm very casually working on. Now my part's more or less done this is sitting on the back-burner while I wait for the final art. I have four illustrators working on separate sections, displayed being some art I've received from the artists. I decided to involve more than one person given I knew that offering the job to one would be too much to ask, and it's an opportunity to show off their talents since I get to experience their art via Instagram. There's been some really positive, weirdly congratulatory feedback from this alone. I don't have a release date as it's dependent on a lot of factors, but I realised I've not shared much online. I'm playing with the idea of working on basic children's stories and pitching them around to see if I get any bites. With this one, I really wanted to work on it myself, having it taken off my hands didn't appeal. I'm hoping if it looks professional enough by the final product, it will do well for all concerned. Otherwise, my motivation's pretty much dead. I don't have writer's block per se, but the compulsion to do anything major isn't there. So I'm chilling as much as possible.
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