If you want to be a better writer, 1 thing that'll help you improve naturally: Set aside time in the morning 1st thing to write. It's best to do this w/o consuming anything 1st, as in no phone or coffee 1st. Write for 15-30 min every morning and watch yourself get more comfortable writing.

When I ask, What's your favorite writing prompt? I'm not referring to an AI prompt. I'm thinking more like a creative theme or subject, like "Write a scene with a purple dog in it." Then, a group of writers can use this to practice writing. Make sense? Do you have a favorite writing prompt?

I just stumbled across these magical beings on Sunday.

You mean doing layout in InDesign? Do you have a portfolio?

A variety of ways. Referrals are my favorite way, and a project I'll have later this month came from a referral.

That sounds exciting! And you have so many amazing editors to choose from. Good luck, my friend!

Also, marketing is exhausting, in any capacity. So I feel ya there. Writing for fun is like magic. Nothing wrong with keeping it at that level.

That sounds like a fun story. I'm neurodivergent, too, so I get that. Traditional publishing means jumping through a lot of hoops, and it's definitely not for everyone. That's great that you've done so much revising and self-editing. That'll make it so much better in the end.

Honestly, right now my schedule's packed with editing work, so I haven't had much time to write. I don't feel comfortable talking about the SFF idea right now because it's not fully worked out. But I'll let you know if that changes. 😉

You're right! They are! Maybe that's part of the problem. What are you working on?

I've been in kind of a writing funk lately, but when I'm feeling it, I've been playing around with a sci-fi/fantasy that isn't fully fleshed out yet and a memoir that I might give up on! 😅 What about you?

A little bit of both. It's definitely hard to get some distance from your own writing. If I make some time to intentionally try to cut them out, then it's not too bad. Sometimes I have a hard time letting go of my words!

Did anyone else see the lunar eclipse last night? It was pretty cool. I checked it out between 11:30 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. ET (in Ohio). It was just my partner and me whispering in the dark in the parking lot in front of our place, staring at the moon, lol! 🌒

I think we're all guilty of this! 😄 It works well when talking. It's just hard to emphasize things the same way when writing instead! What's your book about, if you don't mind my asking?

Say what you mean with clarity and precision (really great-->amazing). Context matters.