Writing Groups

When I received Mindy Halleck's invitation to participate in an interview series for her blog, Literary Liaisons, I was intrigued and challenged. The questions were deceptively simple:

1. What, if any, benefits do you receive from participating in a writers group?

2. How does the Natalie Goldberg/Jack Remick/Robert Ray style of writing practice influence your writing?

I asked myself why I drive across town several times a week to write in the company of others, why I face Seattle's rush hour traffic when I could just as easily sit at home in my comfortable little writing room or walk to a local coffee shop. My answers appear on Mindy's blog, Literary Liaisons.