My writing is moving into new directions, and that's challenging, as I'm going to have to think in different ways from what I've been doing (Bad sentence for someone who says she's a writer).

a/ My writing is moving into new directions, and that's challenging, as I'm going to have to think in different ways from what I've been doing.

b/ My writing is moving in new, challenging directions that make me think and in different ways about both what I write and how I write.

I'll stop there.

Steps: worked on application: Yes.
More of same tomorrow along with reviewing how to use break out rooms on Zoom and setting up my last slide.

Up and onward, Revu2