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Wow. I haven't been active on this site since...January.
That's depressing.
I haven't been active on Furcadia in even longer.
What happened, you ask?
Life. Hooo boy life.
Now, I didn't have some huge medical crisis or anything (though my family had their fair share of such). No, I just had...life. I got a full-time job. I got a boyfriend. I wasn't on the computer every day for classes or homework anymore. I got an itch for adventure, where a weekend home felt like I was wasting away my life.
But in doing so, I stopped writing. I mean, who has the time for that? Especially now, when I'm working two jobs, still seeing my boyfriend, trying to spend time with my family, and having something going on almost every weekend for the next few months.
But writing is what I'm all about. Isn't it? I spent years on this site, on Furcadia, writing my heart out and building friendships. And then I ditched it all so fast.
Is that wrong? Honestly, I'm not sure. Part of me knows that there are people on the other side of the screen, but the other part of me says that I can't spend my life in front of a computer. But if I'm not going to be a writer, then what am I?
I write in bursts now. Sometimes it just builds up until it pops out and I can't stop writing. Other times I couldn't force myself to write if someone was holding a gun to my head. So what happened? Writing used to flow through me on a daily basis. Did I cause burn-out already?
What happens when you lose that writing feeling? How do you get it back? Can you get it back? And how do you balance your writing life (especially online) with the real physical life that's calling you out for adventure?

Honestly, I've had the same issue. I don't normally like public forms anymore since it makes me nervous to write and even though I want to write, my mind just goes blank.

You are probably in a burnout and I have been through that before several times. All I did was take time for myself and focused on my games or school. That's the way I got back my writing; I waited. I waited until had a urge to go back and look through my characters. I flipped through my old RPs and I just wanted to bring back that excitement I got from doing those old RPs. The anticipation and the expansive imagination I had always made me so happy when I saw replies and then someone stopped replying or I just couldn't think of anything.

I guess if you wanted to bring back the spark, you could always try to find someone with a flexible schedule to RP or just in your free time, write up a story.

You could always wait until physical life inspires you to write again.

I'm still going through my burnout but I'm trying to go back into it. I've started drawing more to help, listening to music and asking a close friend for some help to get me back into it.

Sorry if I'm not much help.

I've gotten like that myself, and I just got back from being of the site for a while as well, even if was just for about two months. But usually what I like to do when I get like that is take a step back from the site, and write something unrelated to anything here. On paper. I find a prompt online, use a character I don't have here, and write. It helps me, at least, to remember why I love writing, and rping. And as for finding time, well... I just do it whenever I'm not doing something really important, or I'm already taking a break. Eating a meal? Try to write a bit. On the toilet? Try to write a bit. I think you get the idea. This may work for me, but everyone is different, and everyone's brain works just a little bit differently, so it might not work for you. But it's definitely worth the try. Can't hurt, can it?