Hi @riverflows
It's been a pleasure getting to know you more as well :)
I really wish I'd got involved with those writing communities early on, when I first started here. I think it was all a bit overwhelming
Ha ha, well the critique process can be a little 'overwhelming' in of itself. Ha ha, I had opne or two of my fiction pieces picked apart and my ego was like 'hey, screw you guys'. But once you learn how to distance yourself from creative work personally, that's when it starts to become craft :)
Speaking of which I have to get back to writing a Sci-Fi story.
Thanks for your comment :)