Long story short, our writer's critique group was founded in 1994 on eWorld (the former online service of Apple Computer) by the editors of Writers Digest magazine. We've built real friendships, sometimes gathered in person, and continued for more than 30 years.
That sponsorship lasted about one year, until Apple cancelled their contract, and then shut down eWorld entirely. Our members decided to become an independent group, and found a new home on AOL, with their popular Writers Corner. After AOL fell apart, we set up own own IRC/Mibbit chat room, with its simple technology and style.
We used to meet 'live' each week. Active membership shifted over the years, sometimes a handful and sometimes close to thirty writers. Our sessions were held on Monday evenings (US time zones), with critiques a few times per month, and sometimes we added a variety
of other activities. (Guest speakers, contests, educational topics, etc.)
As of 2021 we wrapped up the live activities, and will maintain and expand the resources on this web site. A handful of us continued to meet, informally, on a looser schedule.
These pages, especially the big Literary Fiction Genres list and section, used to be in the top-ten search ranking on Google. For debatable reasons the site has slipped downward. If you find these resources helpful, please add a web link, and otherwise help these pages climb in the rankings. Thanks!
Here is an archive of our previous guest speakers.