Philadelphia has a writers group, and I've tried to make a go of it for the past couple years but I dropped out today. I went to a few meetings but didn't get much out of it. The group is too large for productive critiques, and it was difficult to connect with people.
Interesting article I found today on writers groups: http://hollylisle.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-or-how-to-choose-a-writers-group/.
Interesting article I found today on writers groups: http://hollylisle.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-or-how-to-choose-a-writers-group/.