It was previously reported that Pizzolatto could take more of a supervisory role in Season 3 and pass the reigns to a different writer as a possibility, too.
Whatever the case, right now a new season of True Detective is still a ways off.
The ball is apparently in Pizzolatto’s court if he wants to continue, but it seems like he’s taking a break to focus on other projects.
All of this depends on if there will even be a Season 3, but HBO has so far expressed a commitment to making it happen… just not anytime soon.