Besides making new friends, why would an author wish to join a writing community. Here are the many reasons support is needed as an author. Critiques: Joining a group of writers to share your work and hearing other peoples thoughts on it, is a way to improve your writing. When you are the only one who reads your manuscript, you miss things. Here are some examples of feedback you might get. (List copied from a Google search.) Plot holes : You might introduce a character and