On Writer’s Groups

Joining a writer's group was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I have made good friends and continue to meet more and more people through those friends. I have pressure (not too much) to get things done. I get information on events/people/things I otherwise might have overlooked. I have encouragement to move past my naysayers, I have companionship in my solitary pursuits. I have valid opinions that help me make my writing better. I have found the win-win scenario. Or did I? Recently we've had a couple of members of my writer's group decide to move on…