Been writing a lot of material over the last few weeks, none of it public. Was going slowly insane so I took up a daily journal again. Turned out to be exactly the cathartic activity I needed. Also in the midst of NaNoWriMo presently and have churned out some 6,500 words for that so far. Though it seems overkill and possibly even dangerous to my art when looked at from the outside, I'm actually finding it very useful. The quotas provide a wonderful excuse to practice the craft for 4-5 hours a night.