Our writing group started as friends who wanted to support each other's work, but now some of us are getting published while others aren't, and the feedback sessions have gotten weird with jealousy and false encouragement that everyone can feel but no one acknowledges. We all still care about each other but success is complicating the dynamic in ways we didn't anticipate.
More people experience this than they realize.
Divergent creative success within a peer group introduces hierarchies and resentments that poison the original supportive dynamic.
“Where Are You with Garden design and landscape art?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.