On the topic of not rushing authors: I’m ashamed to see the Forum feedback decorum thread spiral downwards. I have always been pretty fearful about being active on forums, since there is a lot of negativity. Which makes me even more negative. However, the writer support thread, thanks to the masters, has been relatively positive- everyone encourages each other.
You can ask about the author’s progress, but it is their discretion to provide it. Similar case for feedback. Stepping on each other’s shoes is unavoidable, but how you react is controllable. Please remember to be nice to each other, no matter what!
My goals for September:
Do more research and worldbuilding. Create more character profiles. Increase my publicity. The reason nobody asks for anything is that I don’t have much, or any, publicity to begin with, other than those on the writer support thread. More updates to come soon!
Edit: It’s probably my fault for having no idea of how to boost publicity and shooting myself in the foot in the first place.