Mojo Paralysis

[Antonio J Carrasco]

Yeah, I used the Waterloo Bicentennial as a spur to reduce my pile of over 2,000 unpainted AB Napoleonics.  By the time the game arrived I've painted over 500 figures... And had a pile of 2,500 unpainted AB Napoleonics... 

 

Minis have a way to replicate themselves at conventions/big games.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

Don't worry - it will come back. Do something else for a couple of months and then you will come back refreshed.

[cahrn]

Don't do what you aren't enjoying. I go through ups and downs in terms of productivity at my miniatures workbench. Recently I've been feeling very motivated to crack on with my various projects, but I'll also go through some months where I don't really feel like getting much done at all. In these times I think it helps if I spend time working on one of my other hobbies rather than forcing myself to build or paint or whatever. Eventually I'll always feel like I'm ready to start getting miniatures done and chip away at the backlogs for my various projects.

[Jemima Fawr]

Minis have a way to replicate themselves at conventions/big games.

They seem to breed... The pile is now over 3,500 strong... 

[levied troop]

I tend to find inspiration in reading.  Finding any half-way decent book on the history of a campaign or period (or TV/film) restarts inspiration very quickly.
Although take care, this approach can lead to a lot of half-started projects. I’ve found.

[Flinty]

I forgot the one thing that keeps the entire wargaimng industry going...

10. Stop.
20. Flick aimlessly through chosen media.
30. Develop unwarranted and unexplainable lust for random period/subject/theatre/figure.
40. Metamorphise into an Ooo Shiney! Butterfly.
50. Mojo returned.
60. Spend small fortune/time you will never get back, complete half of project.
70. Lose Mojo
80. Return to 10.

[has.been]

Flinty! You know us all too well.

[Elbows]

I was sick for several weeks...which stopped me from hobbying/painting, and now I'm stuck in the zone where I think to myself "I don't even know how to paint anymore...".

[vodkafan]

I was sick for several weeks...which stopped me from hobbying/painting, and now I'm stuck in the zone where I think to myself "I don't even know how to paint anymore...".

I have been in that zone before!  But luckily it's only a mental thing, your painting abilities are still there.
Thanks to everyone  for all your advice!