In short, my previous report about moving away from fan fiction and into original fiction has remained true.
I have spent the entire last year revising the novel I mentioned, beginning the process of querying for an agent, and writing the sequel. It's supposed to be a series, so I will be writing the third book this fall.
I don't mind the process of writing or revising. Querying is a long, boring process in which your only goal is to simply keep going and not give up. But any and all time I had previously used on fanfic has now dried up. These days, published authors are expected to parade around social media, make their own websites, and p