Writer’s Groups and Crit Teams
I find myself in a slightly terrifying position. I’ve worked with the same writer’s group that was also a cooperative crit team for years. The numbers dwindled over time, as some had dry spells and drifted away, or fell by the wayside, for whatever reason. One of my most important writing partners seems to have dropped off the face of the earth these last few months. This is not good. These folks, several of whom became good friends, have been a part of the development of the Talmanor trilogy from the early days. Who am I going to find to argue the plot points that may need changing in the third book? Help me to see what I have over looked? Anyone else is going to have to play catch up, at the very least. Of course, they’d get the books already published in the deal, but still….
No book ever comes to market by the writer alone. Somewhere, there are others who support, encourage, call you out on errors and generally help you stay on track. You do the same things for them. It is – and must be – mutual. I see now that I should have made more of an effort a long time ago to get new blood in the group.
It looks like I am going to have to start a new one. I hardly know where to begin. Our original group came out of a much larger group where we met often in chat over a decade ago. This has been on my mind for a while now. I believe it’s time to get it done.
This looks like a good place to start. 
Anyone out there interested in starting a new writer’s group with a slight SciFi/Fantasy bias, but open to other genres?
Here are a couple older posts that will give you an idea of what I have in mind.
You don’t have to be a published author, just serious about your writing and willing to have a little fun in the process.
