diff --git a/anatomy/track-tooling/analyzers/creating-from-scratch.md b/anatomy/track-tooling/analyzers/creating-from-scratch.md
index 50fef94f..6f3fa9b1 100644
--- a/anatomy/track-tooling/analyzers/creating-from-scratch.md
+++ b/anatomy/track-tooling/analyzers/creating-from-scratch.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ These are the steps to get going:
 
 1. Check [our repository list for an existing `...-analyzer`](https://github.com/exercism?q=-analyzer) to ensure that one doesn't already exist.
 2. Scan the [contents of this directory](./) to ensure you are comfortable with the idea of creating an Analyzer.
-3. Open an issue at [exercism/exercism](https://github.com/exercism/exercism/issues/new) introducing yourself and telling us which language you'd like to create a Analayzer for.
+3. Open an issue at [exercism/exercism][exercism-repo] introducing yourself and telling us which language you'd like to create a Analayzer for.
 
-We have an incredibly friendly and supportive community who will be happy to help you as you work through this! Just create new issues in this repository as needed :slightly-smiling-face:
+We have an incredibly friendly and supportive community who will be happy to help you as you work through this! If you get stuck, please speak to us on Slack or create new issues at [exercism/exercism][exercism-repo] as needed 🙂
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+[exercism-repo]: https://github.com/exercism/exercism