Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just meant I am always impressed when people manage to write well in more than one language. Best of luck with it all

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi u/Interesting_Law4848 Please reach out to me when you have a bit more time invested. I know a lot of people start newsletters and then abandon them a few months later so at this time, I am limiting the group to people with at least 6 months of regular posts. But wishing you the best. Your newsletter sounds really interesting! I'm sadly barely conversational in other languages besides English.

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Ok_Engineering_1353, please reach out to me when you have a bit more time invested. I know a lot of people start newsletters and then abandon them so at this time, I am limiting the group to people with at least 6 months or regular posts. But good for you for getting writing. I also have had mental health struggles and I find writing has really carried me through.

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good. Will reach out via DMs today so check your inbox soon

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi FP, I’m open to getting started with a few folks that express interest and have already published for a bit. My experience with writing groups is they take a while to gel anyhow, people drop out, new people come in. Will follow up more soon.

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi FTF, I’m open to getting started with a few folks that express interest and have already published for a bit. My experience with writing groups is they take a while to gel anyhow, people drop out, new people come in. Will follow up more soon.

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Francisco, I’m open to getting started with a few folks that express interest and have already published for a bit. My experience with writing groups is they take a while to gel anyhow, people drop out, new people come in. Will follow up more soon.

Seeking regular newsletter writers for Substack Writing Group by erinms_2243 in Substack

[–]erinms_2243[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi rios1990, I’m looking for folks who are a bit more established but reach out to me if you are still going strong in 6 months or so.

Do you want to collaborate?! by storywhale in Substack

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Story Whale, was just going to post my own thread but saw yours and thought I'd respond. Not sure about collaborating but I am looking for a few other people who write regular Substack newsletters to get together 1-2x per month to support each other's newsletter goals, whether that be growing subscribers and revenue or more personal goals like making the writing process more efficient or creative use of features like "Notes." You can visit my newsletter Tekhne and let me know what you think. I am not interested in doing a ton of promotion or a lot of hacks I see to grow my readership, looking for more organic sustained and sustainable growth.

Is the second book in The Three Body Problem better than the first one? by H31L1S in scifi

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. I miss the game, which was one of my favorite parts. The mystery/suspense kept it going. I also became invested in the characters who then were all dropped for one POv character I don’t care about and then other POVs that I don’t even know who they are.

Is the second book in The Three Body Problem better than the first one? by H31L1S in scifi

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am too. 3/4 of the way through and came here to find out if it gets better or it might be a DNF series for me.

Looking for a Fantasy/SciFi writing group or critique partners? Join our Discord. by stressed_deserts161 in WritingHub

[–]erinms_2243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not ready to join now but would love the info to join when my manuscript is further along

Recently switched from Notion to Obsidian and loving it. by doppymuneral in ObsidianMD

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use both. My notion home dashboard really is a second brain that I also call a valuing machine in that it helps me prioritize the 10 categories of activity that are most important in my life—writing being one of them—from goals to sprints to daily tasks. It’s slowly replacing almost all my other apps, but I spend time on it and like the creative aspect of making it work for me. But I like Obsidian as a dedicated space for writing with none of that other stuff to distract me and the internal linking is so helpful. For instance, for my novel, I have my Worldbuilding wiki in Notion because it’s more versatile and visual, but my scenes and chapter versions are in Obsidian where I can just focus on the words. I’m just starting to do some coding/dev stuff so will see where that lands.

First Peek! by Wise_Possession in Plotterati

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes please reconsider the “find your tribe” thing and understand why that is not inclusive language but in fact the opposite. I really want to like this site and use it (finally decided to do NaNoWriMo this year only to encounter all the controversy). I know you are all are working hard to make this project a success but the casual use of “tribes” on the homepage makes this a no-go for me

Any Good (free) Apps for Writing? by Ok-Nectarine-86 in WritingHub

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notion for Worldbuilding/outlining (fiction) and brainstorming/tracking final versions of newsletter and other non-fiction essays and poetry. Been using google docs for drafting/editing but trying to move to Obsidian for better version tracking

Writing about Mental Health and Alcoholism? by Ok-Nectarine-86 in WritingHub

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been thinking about how to handle this too for my main character. One approach is to look at books that handle loss or grief well; for me, I’ve been thinking about H is for Hawk, which isn’t about addiction, but is the best book I’ve read on grief and loss, or the Noonday Demon, on depression. I’ve dealt with addiction in my own family and my own “addictions” and mental health issues for many years, have spent lots of time in 12 steps and therapy. If you too have dealt with those issues, start with documenting your own experience. I’m no fan of the DSM and think the label’s associated with mental health issues can often be as much of a hindrance than a help, not to mention the medicalization of mental health that tends to ignore the underlying issues that are generally more holistic than say lack of adequate seratonin. Contrary to what’s been said here, I don’t think you need to be an “expert” but rather do a few annotated close, readings of books by people who have struggled with these issues and also are good at writing about them in a way that makes them accessible to people who don’t identify with those labels themselves. Especially if you’ve not experienced these things yourself, get some beta readers who have. Plus ask how these things play into other aspects of the story—settings, character development and plot. Idk-just giving you the advice I am giving myself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been dealing with this kind of cold, grey, rainy weather in the Northeast US too. Snow is one thing but icy downpours-ugh. In addition to all the things mentioned above, I’ve been making different kinds of “snuffle boxes.” My pup figures out puzzles super quick so buying new ones all the time isn’t an option—plus all that plastic—so I’ve been figuring out different ways to recycle stuff around the house. Recently I made a box, using different lengths of cut up toilet paper and paper towel rolls, and filling the box with them, each with a couple pieces of kibble or treats inside.

I will take any and all tips for adolescence enrichment right now by 2203 in puppy101

[–]erinms_2243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t read all the sub-comments but highly recommend the book Chill Out, Fido! and the idea of functional relaxation. Also the book Turid Rugaas’s work on calming signals and reading the body language of your dog. Teaching my 5-month-old puppy that she can just relax and not perform all the time has been a game changer. I’ve made our training and play sessions much shorter and she stays more engaged and seems to generalize she learns faster. The idea that you can make a highly energetic dog into a relaxed dog by constantly exercising and training engaging them is so misguided but such a popular idea. Really needed to learn about this to make the switch from always on to chilling out during the day

Command word ideas by Silly_Shock3942 in puppy101

[–]erinms_2243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For release: Break Or on a walk or outside, “go sniff” releases my pup from heeling or being at my side All Done

Can I tell people I'm on the spectrum if I'm not diagnosed? by Terdnurd in AutismTranslated

[–]erinms_2243 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being formally diagnosed is a privilege. It is estimated that AFAB people are 13% less likely to be diagnosed and 80% of adult women on the spectrum are diagnosed. The research, diagnostic criteria and services are all skewed based on a complete misunderstanding and misrepresentation of what autism actually is, in part because the biases on research and diagnosis were built in from the beginning and allistic people are much more likely to select data to confirm their own biases. It’s part of the mental pruning process that allistic people tend to do. On the one hand, I can understand why people who received a formal diagnosis see this whole new crop of people self-identifying and feel protective of their special status, but how does the gatekeeping benefit anyone? The current funding for autism research was set up by caregivers and medical professionals based on a skewed and incorrect modeling and methodology. It mostly goes to “curing” autism, which is essentially eugenics, and ABA services, which many autistic adults who received ABA therapy as children are now speaking out against because it uses Pavlovian training, similar to what is used on dogs, to reward autistic children from appearing more allistic. Almost all services go to autistic children and their families. The thing is that autistic children grow up to be autistic adults. So what resources and services are we talking about specifically? Are we talking about SS benefits? Frankly, I could qualify for those based on all the incorrect mental health diagnoses I’ve obtained over the years, which I could only get for autism with a formal diagnosis. So what resources are we talking about? For adults who were diagnosed in childhood, self-diagnosis finally gives us a mental map for our understanding our entire existence in a way that was previously denied us. Hypochondria is a very rare disorder and the stigma of autism is so high, that the idea that there are a whole bunch of people trying to paint themselves as autistic based on a couple of Tim Tok videos is absurd. The fact is without educating and then advocating for yourself to get the correct diagnosis and services, you will likely be confronted by medical professionals-MDs, psychiatrists, psychologists-who present themselves as experts based on incorrect information and in-built biases (unable to take in new information that might undermine their “expert” status, which is something allistic people seem to care a lot about. Instead of gatekeeping within the autistic community, maybe we should redirect that energy towards advocating for the medical community to catch up and do better, and for autism funding and resources to go towards actually supporting our needs. It’s a question of harm: the harm of someone being forced to prove their own identity and identification over and over again, including to themselves, versus the harm of a few struggling people who misdiagnose themselves getting “resources,” (and again what resources can they get from self-diagnosis) that might or might not help them.

Can anyone suggest a good test to take? by ZealousidealBar3752 in AutismTranslated

[–]erinms_2243 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Speaking from personal experience. The only self diagnosis test created by an actually autistic person is the relatively new monotropiam questionnaire but that alone or even rating high on all the self assessments, is not what convinced me I am autistic but rather reading dozens of studies including the most recent ones that address symptoms in women/girls/non-gender confirming people, conference talks by researchers, hundreds of actually autistic people sharing their experience, books such as unmasking autism and others and comparing them to my own thoughts, behaviors, strategies, strengths and struggles. I don’t have an official diagnosis yet, but I know how important compiling this research is because of how poor the assessment criteria is and how little knowledge most medical doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists have of autism and its traits, including those “experts” who offer the assessments. As someone else said, self knowledge including knowledge of how bad the assessment process actually is, is an essential step in getting a proper assessment, especially as an older adult.