This novel took me rather longer than usual to write, for a number of reasons but one big one being simply that 2017 was a raging trash fire of a year, filled with horrible people trying to do horrible things and often succeeding. It's harder to bear down creatively when the world is burning.
In his novel "Head On," author John Scalzi reflects on the challenges he faced during the writing process, particularly citing how the tumultuous events of 2017 impacted his creativity. He describes that year as a "raging trash fire," characterized by negative actions from various individuals and groups, making it difficult to focus on productive writing.
Scalzi's experience highlights how external circumstances can profoundly affect an artist's ability to create. The weight...