It seems like the advice I get most is to let it happen when it happens. Like one of the comments already made, trying to force yourself into fandom and creativity can lead to a lot of misery. I've tried to jump-start my writing via classes, a writing group, and trying to read more... and there have been a few sparks with nothing lasting. At least I'm back to reading fanfiction after ~3 years of not being involved at all.
Like you, I've mostly just been consuming and consuming. There's been no output from me so I often feel overly-saturated. Before the break, I used to RP; before that I wrote fanfic like a fiend. I find myself really missing fic now. I appreciate the time I had in RP, though. It challenged me to write crisper comebacks. (Haha, probably not the thing I was supposed to get out of it.)
I don't think it's necessarily a question of the fandom so much as where you are in life. Personally, I've been exposed to many good fandoms that are easy to write in. So for my part, I don't think it's a lack of material or a lack of interest. I think I messed up a little when I tried to become a Serious Adult after leaving LJ in 2010. I didn't update and I tried not to watch anime; in fact, I was planning on dropping fandom altogether except one friend suggested I at least try tumblr, which kept me slightly connected to that world. I still couldn't manage to involve myself the same way as before and changed from totally loving literature and being inspired and in love with ideas to being pragmatic and responsible and self-sacrificing, especially in my career. I had always refused managerial jobs because I thought they would be annoying and a drain; a year ago I tried to step up to the task when it was offered to me and it ended up being annoying and a drain. (Imagine that!) There are some other things at play in my case as well - things like me learning to repress myself to avoid hurting people's feelings and that ending up affecting my ability to write.
I guess that's the only thing I have to offer you, in terms of an insight-possibly-turned-suggestion? Look at your life, look at what's changed - you, your surroundings, and so on. You may just have different interests or want different things, and there may be different alternatives to experiencing the sort of happiness you used to get via fandom. Or, it could be something else. In my case, I really should have been more protective of/responsible for my energy and mental reserves. I doubted my gut feeling and it turned out poorly. I'm trying to change that around now. Whatever the case is for you, I definitely hope you get to experience that sort of happiness again. :)
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Like you, I've mostly just been consuming and consuming. There's been no output from me so I often feel overly-saturated. Before the break, I used to RP; before that I wrote fanfic like a fiend. I find myself really missing fic now. I appreciate the time I had in RP, though. It challenged me to write crisper comebacks. (Haha, probably not the thing I was supposed to get out of it.)
I don't think it's necessarily a question of the fandom so much as where you are in life. Personally, I've been exposed to many good fandoms that are easy to write in. So for my part, I don't think it's a lack of material or a lack of interest. I think I messed up a little when I tried to become a Serious Adult after leaving LJ in 2010. I didn't update and I tried not to watch anime; in fact, I was planning on dropping fandom altogether except one friend suggested I at least try tumblr, which kept me slightly connected to that world. I still couldn't manage to involve myself the same way as before and changed from totally loving literature and being inspired and in love with ideas to being pragmatic and responsible and self-sacrificing, especially in my career. I had always refused managerial jobs because I thought they would be annoying and a drain; a year ago I tried to step up to the task when it was offered to me and it ended up being annoying and a drain. (Imagine that!) There are some other things at play in my case as well - things like me learning to repress myself to avoid hurting people's feelings and that ending up affecting my ability to write.
I guess that's the only thing I have to offer you, in terms of an insight-possibly-turned-suggestion? Look at your life, look at what's changed - you, your surroundings, and so on. You may just have different interests or want different things, and there may be different alternatives to experiencing the sort of happiness you used to get via fandom. Or, it could be something else. In my case, I really should have been more protective of/responsible for my energy and mental reserves. I doubted my gut feeling and it turned out poorly. I'm trying to change that around now. Whatever the case is for you, I definitely hope you get to experience that sort of happiness again. :)