Fresh perspectives unlock worlds. Once I realized that I wasn't afraid of feedback anymore. There so muuuuch cool stuff I can only do with help and collabs.

Oh really? Lord of the Flies was one of the only ones I could make myself read when assigned! And then no one was surprised when I got really into horror. :P

... whom I also didn't read until I did so by choice 13 years after high school.

It's "required reading" for intermediate genre lovers who are ready to take the commitment to full on nerdy mastery of the subject, ig. But just once I wanna see those 'masters' mention Mary Shelley, etc.

Gooood luck!

Sometimes I think half of my writing work is done while I'm waiting to fall asleep or cooking a meal! It just infects you.