When and where do you write best? Anyplace quiet where I can sit with my laptop  and be

surrounded by my dogs.

Best writing advice you've received (and actually taken)?  - T he advice that most changed how I bring scenes to life involves w riting through my POV char acter as that character would experience the scene with minimal backstory and eliminating filter words (noticed, heard, saw, etc.) and interruptive explanations from the narrator/author. And the most helpful advice I can provide is to find a solid  network of encouraging authors in your genre who are willing to collaborate and continually share ideas and knowledge

A favorite writing resource -  The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. There are several similar books out there. In the first draft of my novels , I'm mostly getting the story down and much of it is quite telling. I also use dialogue tags - he said, she said . In subsequent revisions , I replace most of the dialogue tags with beats to make the scenes feel more real  and I focus on showing my character's body language and reactions so readers can figure out for themselves what i s happening. The Emotional Thesaurus can be helpful when I'm stumped for a new way to convey

emotions.

Number one thing you'd like help with - I always want as much honest feedback and constructive criticism  as I can get on my work

before publishing.