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🖤 Messy Plots Make Sense When You Do This One Thing First a no-fluff breakdown on the #1 reason your plot feels chaotic- and how to fix it before writing another scene

wrote this for the writers deep in draft hell who are like “this plot is a disaster” but also “i don’t know what else to do.” if your wip has vibes but no structure, this is your sign.

👀 spoiler: it’s not about fixing your beats 👀 it’s about the moral dilemma that holds your whole book together

🔗 read it here → right here

tag a friend who’s spiraling over act two. this one might save your novel.

also: my newsletter is totally free + i send deep-dive writing posts every week. come hang out if you like story structure breakdowns, mini ebooks, and chaotic writer energy 🖤 -> https://thewriteadviceforwriters.substack.com/

We speak—every week, the same questions, the same quiet. And yet, the answers keep changing. Because this ritual is about seeing. About listening, without correcting. About finding truth in the space between words.

Last night, something she said broke me open. Her care became the frame that held my authority together. That’s what trust looks like: not the absence of fear, but the courage to stay open.

I signed up for Trump’s emails as left-wing reconnaissance and now a terracotta toddler keeps addressing me as his “friend.”

This is not friendship. This is psychic warfare conducted in discount-fundraising fonts.

My latest piece is about the hideous civic compulsion of opening propaganda on purpose, poisoning my own mind for pattern recognition, and softly whispering “we aren’t friends” each time this bronzed apostle of grievance lurches into my inbox with all the grace and elegance of the Kool-Aid Man.

“I’m Not Your Friend” is up now.

Read it here on Substack.

A Memoir, A Map, A Movement – Join Me on Substack I’ve started serializing my memoir on Substack, a raw and honest account of my journey through CSA and CPTSD, and the roadmap I’ve created for recovery. This work is deeply personal, but it’s also for everyone who’s endured trauma. I’m writing this for YOU—so you know that healing is possible and breaking generational patterns is achievable. All…

I'm excited to announce the launch of my new Substack blog, where I'll be sharing reflections, research, and explorations on architecture, landscape architecture, and other areas that continue to inspire and challenge my thinking.

To begin, I’ll be republishing a selection of past newspaper articles, essays, academic papers, and personal reflections—pieces that have shaped my journey and continue to resonate. These will lay the groundwork for new, timely writings that I look forward to sharing soon.

The first post is titled “What is an Architect in Today’s Society?” Originally published in 2011, this article still raises questions that I believe are vital to the profession and its role in an evolving world.

Read it here: https://evoalab.substack.com/.../what-is-an-architect-in...

To my fellow Little Whispers, don't give up! 💪 Life might seem tough now, but trust me, it gets better! 🌈 Be patient, kind, and compassionate with yourself. You got this!