Phil asked Caitlin Demaris McKenna:

Hi Caitlin, the last four books that I read all underwhelmed me. Are there any particular authors you turn to when you get in a rut, either reading or writing wise?

Caitlin Demaris McKenna Hi Phil, great question! Usually if I feel like I'm not connecting with what I've read recently, I'll go back and reread an old favorite, or a new work by an author I already know and love. I just read Greg Egan's novella "The Four Thousand, The Eight Hundred" and thought it was phenomenal. Iain M. Banks, Alastair Reynolds, and Lois McMaster Bujold are also old touchstones I can always count on for inspiration.

Conversely, sometimes I'm in a rut because I've only been reading in one genre for a month and need a change. In that case, reading something in a totally different genre, or different format like a graphic novel or an audiobook, can be invigorating!

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