In addition to that, some happenings in the indie horror community have left a bad taste in my mouth (plus I am isolated around a "shut up Danielle" person with similar beliefs to people that enjoyed ruining my life before, I say similar, they're the same regardless of where on the political spectrum someone claims to be, so I'm down to medical and legal advice on that one, which can be time consuming) so I'll be returning to the traditional publishing route.
My long time readers know this can delay a release by 12 months or more, but if you are used to me self publishing, be aware that it does result in delays.
Nothing good is going to come out of recent happenings, so I think I'm going to go the agent route at that, which will delay releases even further. Plus, the way small presses have been popping up, rapidly growing and then collapsing doesn't make me feel very safe in leaving my books in their hands. That also seems to create more drama.
It does feel nice to slow down and take my time with projects and getting the wording just right. Once I get further into this first novel (Crowfield), I'm sure my ability to come up with a story that can be told in a few thousand words will return.