I'm writing -or at least trying to write- fictional stories and novellas, but the problem is my writing style repeating itself constantly. I can see the exactly same sentences in my writings, same thoughts, same protagonists, same issues. I do have very good imagination and can be very creative, but while writing something, it doesn't work that way. How do I break this repeating circle?
I've been having that problem myself lately. I just realized how similar all of my openings are to my other works. Granted, I'm not published but I still see it.
Right now, I'm trying to force myself to take a different path. A different opening, a different dialogue, scene or whatever. If I feel like I've done it before, then I scratch from my mental list and try something different.
I'm also considering writing in a different POV to see how that changes things up.
On top of that, I'm also reading writers I like but don't necessarily write in my genre.
I don't know how well all of this is going to work but I'm going to hope for the best.
Does anyone have any other tips that might be helpful?