Our writing group has been meeting for two years and we've developed this careful politeness where we only give encouraging feedback, but I can feel all of us getting restless and wanting someone to actually challenge our work. We're all improving at the same slow pace because we're afraid to push each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
The safety you've built together has become a limitation that everyone feels but no one wants to break.
“Where Are You with Publishing and the literary world?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.