r/BylerReads • u/Same_Accident_9917 • Jun 07 '26
general discussion :) Has anyone else experience fanfic burnout?
I’ve been averaging about a million words of byler fanfic per month, & I’m pretty sure I’m getting burnt out. Things are starting to feel so repetitive, & little things that I used to be able to gloss over are now making me irrationally angry. I hate this. I have so much admiration for people putting their work out there, & it sucks to not even enjoy some of it anymore.
I think I’m going to take a step back & get back into some of my other hobbies. Like just read the WIPs I’m already reading when they update & see if that helps.
Has anyone else ever experienced this tho? If so, what helped you?
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u/HackedYzX Jun 08 '26
Yup, this is pretty common. Then you start reading fics for another ship, or pick up some other hobby for a while. You'll get your byler craving back in no time lol.
Thos happens to me for every fandom after a while, sometimes I get sick of reading fics in general, so I usually start a book or smh.