The notion of having a cheering squad, intelligent critique group, and similarly aspirants in the field of writing feels like a tonic. I am often at work at essays I seldom finish, am just as often scouring the newspaper for ideas for a medical thriller, but when seriously writing, find myself lost in memoir.
I mostly read non-fiction -- perhaps not the best spend of time for a would-be novelist - but I have lived for so long in the world of facts that I find it fascinating to follow true stories.