My creative writing projects have to their inevitable end—and what an end it was! 💜

We had a meeting with a real published writer—Margo Gritt, the author of collections of short stories Вторжение and Чужеродные! We picked her brain about the process of writing, editing, and publishing. Here are just some insights:

1️⃣ The editor is not your enemy. They are your friend—their goal is to help you.

2️⃣ Writing intuitively is all well and good, but writing consciously is even better—being able to know and to explain every writing choice you make.

3️⃣ Reading your text out loud helps you to ensure that your text has a rhythm.

The meeting was arranged by the wonderful Irina Kireeva—an avid reader, a book club host, and the person responsible for all my reading over the last couple of years.

And the post card in the post is by the wonderful Anna Skopina—the artist behind the beautiful images on my socials, on my presentations, and in my projects.

And it will come as no surprise that one major source I get inspiration from is the wonderful people in my life. And the second major source is: I get inspiration inside. 💜

You? Share your sources in the comments.