11/15/16 - I hit a block months ago, and I blamed it on my busy schedule. However, I think I have found the true source of the problem: There are now 14 main characters, and it's a bit too much to keep track of. I'm not sure if I should kill a few off, or string it out to introduce them more slowly, or just delete them altogether. I find myself having to refer repeatedly to this one file, a sort of cliff's notes for my own novel, and I feel like I shouldn't have to do this. If I can't keep track of my characters, what hope do my future readers have? So I've gone back to the beginning, with the intent of re-reading and spot-editing as I go. Tonight, I edited chapter 1. Well, no - It took me an hour and a half and I edited the first four paragraphs of chapter 1. However slow my progress has been, though, it is progress nonetheless. I am VERY pleased with my changes. For anyone who gives a crap, current word count is 25,101.
