I didn't want to cover up Meredith's post so I put this here. My writing group had another meeting. There were 7 of us this time. That worked great. Although there are 12 members altogether, it works best if they are not all at one meeting. Summer schedules helped and 2 cancelled at the last minute due to emergencies. But, it went well. They are enthusiastic and talented. There was a wonderful connection with the ones who were there. The problem is that there are others interested in joining and I think I have to cap it where it is. It took the full two hours for everyone to read and to do critiques. I would have to extend the time and I don't know that I can find us a big enough meeting place if we go beyond this. I'm having fun with it for sure.