The worst part about

“getting stuck in a rut”

is the inherent comfort that comes along with that fact.

As authors

it’s important to challenge

ourselves

and

our characters.

If we’re unable to  shake loose

the familiar

we just might be sealing our own

grave.

We all know that our characters need to face

challenges –

take on conflict

and see what happens.

But if we keep writing the same kinds of characters

and the same kinds of books

it gets harder and harder to

convince

ourselves that this isn’t the best thing for our

career

or our

craft.

Sometimes all it takes is placing

yourself

or your

character(s)

in an out-house for a week

and seeing if they’ll drink the water 😉

~

How have you gotten yourself or a character out of a rut recently?

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