It's still discouraging ... to entertain the possibility that I might have outgrown fandom altogether, even if I don't want that to be true.
As someone who writes both fandom and original, I can offer that sometimes fandom will go dormant on me, even for years, only to come roaring back with a fresh adaptation, revival, or the like that pulls me back in. With Marvel the MCU got me back in after more than a decade away, and with Doctor Who the revival did the same. You might be at a place where you're feeling like you're out, but it could just be lying dormant, waiting for that next big spark. Original writing is different, and for me it feels like work as often as not. The muses are all over without a solid source of inspiration.
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As someone who writes both fandom and original, I can offer that sometimes fandom will go dormant on me, even for years, only to come roaring back with a fresh adaptation, revival, or the like that pulls me back in. With Marvel the MCU got me back in after more than a decade away, and with Doctor Who the revival did the same. You might be at a place where you're feeling like you're out, but it could just be lying dormant, waiting for that next big spark. Original writing is different, and for me it feels like work as often as not. The muses are all over without a solid source of inspiration.