You know what? A break might be just the thing you need. And I will bet money (okay, maybe not mine, but money all the same!) that in a week or two something is going to leap from the screen and inspire you back into words.

And please don't stop writing because of us. It's lovely that you think we're talented, but we think you are too. And we need as many people out there writing about Firefly as possible!

But you need to think of yourself right now, and you have to put you first. So hang back, read, enjoy.

Oh, and if there's a snippet you'd like written, just let me know!

Aww, I've read your fics when I've gone through the archive and I've liked a number of them. You have such nice ranch backstories.

I can understand real life getting in the way, I barely have time to write myself, which is why it often takes me weeks to update. But don't let yourself stop just because of other people's writing. You know, I feel that way too, that they're a lot better than me, and that they're taking their stories in more interesting directions, and have more interesting characterization and more interesting word choice. But I have to tell myself, I have ideas too, and I have to tell them, or they'll drive me crazy fluttering around in my head.