A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.

But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible

I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

Tell the readers a story! Because without a story, you are merely using words to prove you can string them together in logical sentences.

Of course, an exhausting day at sail lines and nets left little energy to expend on running or laughing. Perhaps that was why her parents couldn't appreciate her music - it wouldn't appear to be hard work to them. Menolly shook her hands, letting them flap from her wrists. They ached and trembled from the constricted movements and tension of an hour of intensive playing. No, her parents would never understand that playing musical instruments could be as hard work as sailing or fishing.

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale