31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers—Day 16: Combat Complacency.

Day 16 — Combat Complacency.

Complacency is a dangerous disease that may infect any writer, especially after having a fair degree of writing success.

When that happens, you can start feeling a little smug or self-assured or even cocky—until your work is rejected because it just doesn’t meet the editor’s or client’s expectations.

Why? Because you haven’t been improving your skills or developing better techniques. In short, you haven’t stepped up your game and instead have fallen victim to creativ...