Hi friends, just a note that I've received some messages from people interested in writing advice and I'd like to say just one thing: writing is a labor of love. It's about pulling at what fascinates you and imagining ways to describe these emotions that we all feel to create something beautiful and precious. But it is still a labor. It requires practice, practice, and more practice. There is so much growth to be done in the art of practicing, in working on your craft, that is an essential part of being a writer or any other kind of creator. We are seeing a huge swing in AI generated work and while it may seem "good" on the surface, in the end, it is soulless and meaningless. I encourage anyone interested in writing to read more, to take the time to practice writing, and to turn away from AI, which only steals from authors who have actually put in the work into their craft to create the stories you enjoy.