I think I did it the other way round. I started Snowbound and then it got put on the back burner while I wrote a couple of novels worth of Sarah Connor fic! Once that was out of my system I went back to Snowbound. For well over fours years now I've always had something on the go, either fan fic or original fic. It's been lovely. I enjoy writing either, fan fic - i.e that last little R&I one - is a nice breather because the characters are already established. You don't need to start explaining things from scratch because you can assume knowledge from the people you're writing for. Having said that, writing something that's all yours is really wonderful.

LOL @ fangirling. I've got a fan and I got pirated the other day! I really feel like I've made it as an author now *vbg*

I think Kate and Sam would be very inclined to spend their days sitting with their feet up in front of a fire after the trouble I got them into first time out. But I know what you mean about the cop/doc pairing. It is a classic ;-)