Support groups, toxic trainwrecks, protecting the work

This morning, I ran across a post on Jennifer Crusie's Argh Ink blog called Ten Tips for Writers and thought it worth sharing here for those of you who write. I especially love the first three and find they resonate with my way of managing writing as a way of life – because, really, it's way more than just a career. It's in the air we breathe, in our dreams. We don't watch news stories without thinking, "What if?" Same with people watching. We steal conversations, we cast roles, we borrow...