Writing is a lonely business! Even with the ubiquity of the internet as a means to connect, a face-to-face writers group is important for critique, growth, and support. Those writing genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) benefit from the input of other writers who understand genre tropes and suspension of disbelief. I'm a published writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories, a former assistant editor, a graduate of genre workshops, and the wife of an editor of a Hugo-nomi …