If your Muses went on vacation maybe they're trying to give you a sign that you need a vacation, too. Don't be so hard on yourself. No. Wait. Get to work with those notes we exchanged on your latest fanfic endeavor! (Fellow Browncoats, trust me, it's going to be great when it's all done. And good things are worth the wait. Steamer is just being way too hard on himself right now.)

And now time for a gripe from me: I don't much care for the Muse-girls. They get blamed and their bad rep rubs off on women in general. What about calling on Apollo for poetic guidance for a change? (Bet he's just a fickle at the whole inspiring mortals thing.)

Thanks, folks. Good advice. What's a body to do while waiting for his muses to get back in the air, though....

Maybe it was eaten by a bear...I'm kidding. Hmm I don't know maybe draw from something outside your usual range like read a book from the civil war or on battle tactics ...I hope you find your muse again HUGS,...and we're waiting ( no pressure or anything just reminding you folks out there await your work)

*Meant to comment yesterday but ran out of time*

When inspiration runs dry it is dejection of the worst sort.
Several years ago, I wrote a lot of fanfic. 6 novellas; nearly 1000 KB. It was well received, and I still get occasional comments on it. I have never written anything close to being that good since I posted the last one in late 2004. The Muse fled, and has not returned.
I sympathize with what you are going through. I truly think the Burma Shave icons are great, and I enjoy them. But don't force it. If something good comes to mind, lucky you - and us. If not...
((HUG))

I hear ya, Steamer. I deeply sympathize. I find my inspiration dries up pretty regularly. What do I do? I find somewhere else to put my creative energy. Sometimes it doesn't work out, sometimes it does. I just purged all my avatars from the BSR because they were taking up space and only a few people had commented. I was really excited about those, and it gave me something to mess around with, but not many others cared, while a story I spent a total of three hours on got more comments than anything I've ever done. It can't make any kind of sense or it wouldn't be creating.
Yeah, I don't know if I'm being cogent either. Try and find something else to do; give your writing muse and your burma muse a break and they'll probably be back. That's all I was really trying to say. :)