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Hi! I’ve struggled with this in the past as well. Things I tried that helped.
1: experiment with pick sizes and shapes. I took me going through a couple dozen different shapes and thicknesses before I found what works for me. I like a 1.3 or 1.4 think pick as I play acoustic guitar exclusively. I also found that the bigger picks work better for me, but I don’t care for the biggest triangle shaped picks. My current fav is the Dunlop Primetone.
2. Work on strumming up or down with each fraction of the beat, that is if the song consists of 1/8th notes then strum up and down 4 times. if there is a 1/4 note you skip a strum but keep the hand motion going. Adjust for songs that use all up or down strokes. It took me a while to get this down, but it has helped me.
3. Finally, the best fix for this is just to play often and practice your pick skills. I like to play CSN and Y songs or old Bread songs (showing my age I know :D) as the use acoustic guitars and you can strum along to the song to practice chord changes and strumming.