As a longfic writer I can say burnout on the story happens more than people think. So how do I get past it to continue on? Simple, I work on something else for a bit. That's why I have a buffer of chapters ready to post for my longfic.

So what do I do when I'm burnt out from writing in general? I take a break.

Do I feel guilty? Yep...but I also have to remind myself that I'm just a person and I'm writing my story for fun. I remind myself that I have no problem waiting when others have to do the same. Hell, I have one fic that I am subbed to that is listed as 'Discontinued', yet I still hope to one day see that 'New chapter has been posted' notification. I can only hope that's how my readers are (and if someone chooses to stop following, I have to remember that it was their choice and had nothing to do with me personally).

Now being burnt out doesn't mean I stop thinking about my stories. It just means I don't have the energy/brainpower/time to convert them from ideas into coherent sentences on a page.

It also doesn't mean something little doesn't suddenly come along and fill my head with brainrot. (where do you think all my WiP's come from?)

Why am I writing all of this?

1- Because I can.

2- Even though I am suffering a bit of burnout, 'A Symptom of Being Human' by Shinedown is making me brainrot hard about the relationship between longfic AU Atem and Bakura.

3- I felt like sharing that with everyone.