[quote=@Lord Wraith]
I was mentioning to [@Hillan] earlier that I'm having some issues getting excited about my characters, particularly Carol. Thought I'd bring the conversation and open it up to the group. What do you guys do when you're hitting a wall? Do you work through it or do you tend to move in a new direction instead? 
[/quote]

I hit the wall a lot, often because I plot out my characters well in advance in terms of what story I want to tell, and then find my actual product fails to live up to the narrative I have constructed in my head, either in terms of entertainment value, intended emotional impact, style of prose, or poor pacing. Either that, or I plot out 'Middle' and 'End', but don't plan 'Start'. So then when I leave myself alone to write 'Start' without plans, I flounder. Obviously the former stems from my own issues with perfectionism and self-esteem (an ongoing journey as I move towards my 30's and a more mature stage of my life and face into some ugly truths and toxic self-beliefs), but the latter is a clear objective in terms of finding a fix. 

When I do hit that wall though, I tend to either shut down completely, or just sit down and [i]force[/i] myself to write. More often than not, when I [i]make[/i] myself write, I can break through and enter a flow state that leaves me wondering why I put it off so long in the first place. 

I also tend to naturally drift towards new narratives and concepts, but I think this is less about find a way to work around the wall, and more a natural inclination/craving for novelty and something new, which is something that pervades all aspects of my life and personality for better and worse. New is shiny and exciting.