A Poll About Writing

[elrhiarhodan]

This is sort of a variation on a post I made about a year ago, commenting on the frequency in which I used certain phrases in my fic, specifically "obscene circus ponies."  I also realize that there are certain story elements that I repeat in unrelated fics, e.g., Neal going to work for Stuart Gless at Atlantic Partners (Neal had rescued Gless' daughter in [Poll #1796717]

I want you to be honest, brutally so.   I am worried that readers will perceive this as a sign of writerly laziness or worse, a lack of imagination.