Thanks everyone!
To the questions about my marking- I'm using a red frixion pen (I've never had issues with them). This is only my second time doing FMQ, and since I wanted to do a more controlled pattern I decided to mark the blocks. I Free handed the drawings, but I''m mostly using them just as a spacing guide and letting my FMQ be a little more "organic". I really like FMQ and I think I'm catching on pretty quickly. It's kind of like drawing.