Profession and Progression

I recently started attending a writing group in one of Seattle’s numerous coffee shops. I love the venue because it’s packed withFireflyand other scifi memorabilia, but since I don’t drink coffee, its other charms are lost on me. I do enjoy writing with others, however. The format is write for 45 minutes, then talk for 15 minutes. Lather, rinse, repeat.

So far, I get tons done in the 45 minutes of writing, but I really like the 15 minute chit-chatters. For one thing, it forces me to talk about...