Update

Well, I pushed through the lack-of-energy and reached 88,000 words. Woo-hoo!

That said, this is a heartbreaking task. I'm writing about the disintegration of a society and way of life ... coming to the end of the book, I seem to spend most of my time thinking about violence, exile, riots and murder. I think that's another factor contributing to my feeling of burn-out ... I don't want to remember this stuff. I find it hard to remember, and I get regular headaches just trying to think about it long enough to jot the words down. It sounds melodramatic, I know, but it's true.