Along the lines of garydavis's reply:
At 7 months of playing, you are just scratching the surface of what is possible. I recommend you look at some instructional material in different styles. I have been studying country blues fingerpicking and it's amazing how much music you can get out of one or two simple chords per song. Switching over to modern blues opens up a whole new world of possibilities, as does folk, bluegrass, etc. All with simple chords that you can probably handle with ease.
When you study a particular style, keep on improvising. You'll see what you are learning influences your writing and even when you play tunes you previously wrote, your new knowledge can be used to give it some variety. Music is so cool.
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