I really hate that you are feeling disenchanted with storytelling Gossamer. I can defiantly relate. I was GM of a city on Aelyria (I remember when you were there) years ago, and in the beginning I had a huge circle of support, including PCs and assistant mods. I loved it, I loved coming up with new plots and storylines for players. After several months into it my mods started moving to new cities or just falling off the face of the earth. I would come up with a new city storyline that would garner interest OOC then hardly anyone would see it through. It's disheartening, and it burned me out for years. I couldn't even play my own characters once I retired, I felt so empty. This is my first roleplay in five years, I simply could not write since the energy was completely drained from me. So I get it, I know the feeling and I really don't have an answer. However in my limited experience, finding something fresh and new to devote yourself to can help heal some of the damage. Maybe that something is staying here and shaking things up while at the same time revitalizing your inner storyteller, maybe it isn't.
I truly hope you can find your fire again.