I can agree - when I'm not posting, my feedback becomes a trickle. My take is we have become so inured to constant advertisement and instant gratification, if my material isn't shown in the 'new stuff' list, we're forgotten. I don't mind - and it doesn't preclude me from writing. Actually, just the opposite - it means I need to write faster and post more - but it is the truth.
Now, why I have not been writing is something completely different. As most people know, in the corporate world the only thing constant is change. My job is going through a minor upheaval - not in personnel but rather in tools - and the ensuing chaos has meant my productivity has slowed. This means, I need to take more of my personal time - short term - to finish work. As I get used to the new tools and some of my new responsibilities - because, since we're all feeling the pinch, I've been asked to contribute in areas beyond my normal purview - things will improve. For example, rather than writing in Runesward, I'm currently writing a report due on Monday morning and, after I finish this one, another report due Monday afternoon. Real Life™ happens. :)
My current schedule should NOT affect Runesward Tome 2's debut - I'm still shooting for an end of May, early June release - because I knew this was coming and baked some time into the schedule (Scotty Montgomery rules). It is, however, what it is.
Thanks to everyone who has been patient and those who still write to me.