Unfortunately, I've decided to retire another novel. I had high hopes for my fantasy comedy, but I've lost the passion for it. Also, it sucks. I could try to re-work the story, but it would be like starting over at the beginning again.
Fortunately, this hasn't happened to me very often, but it does happen (most writers have stacks of unpublished books that will never see daylight). It's a bummer, but with a pile of short stories to edit, a six year old sci-fi novel that wants to be re-considered, and a novella in the works, I think I'll keep busy for the rest of the year.
Still, it's always hard to say goodbye...