The Dread Key of A

in Songwriting
So, I'm trying to come up with as many riff ideas as I can these days. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them ends up being in A (or rather in A position, since I am actually tuned down). I'm trying to mix it up, but it is such a guitaristic key. The baryton range of the guitar is still prominent in the tonic (my pet peeve with D position), and extends a bit further down still, but you also have enough range above the tonic to reach the all-important dominant. And you can do pedal points. A lot of pedal points.
Still, having more tonal variation is good, both in the context of a gig and to make sure that the ideas actually sound different. Has anybody else felt like they've got stuck in a rut on this matter, and do you have any suggestions on how to proceed to avoid it, when writing riff-based dino music?
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So my opinion is, if you write in common keys WHO CARES??? The number of people who have the pitch awareness to pick up on that is infinitesimal. Write a great riff. It doesn't matter what key it's in.
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I had to write a song as the "theme" for a kids camp last year, and it went down so well I've got to do it again. It was in Bm, and I'm desperately trying to use ANY key other than Bm again.
Unfortunately the idea that has gained traction is in...Bm.
So I'm working out whether Cm or Bbm will work, just to be annoying.
I really like B, quite a bit of Billy Idol''s stuff is in that key. Love F# too.
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