@TrineTandberg I feel you!
I went to collage to study journalism. Never finished, found a hubby and had babies. haha! Another story for another time.
Anyway, I too, feel the same. My current series; I was stagnant with book 4. I could not write, could not think.
That's when I decided to write The Fairy Mermaid, for my daughter. Make the theme have a "current times" vibe. Our children are resilient and know more than we think, I came to realize. I'm quickly finding out adults like this story too.
With current times, it appears, people hunger for "feel good," stories, and are tired of chaos.