Just in case anyone hasn't seen this, there's a fascinating interview with the NYC writer's group
Altered Fluid at Clarkesworld. They talk about workshopping, critiquing, writing, and rewriting.
Altered Fluid includes:
N.K. Jemisin
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Saladin Ahmed
Rajan Khanna
K. Tempest Bradford
Kris Dikeman
James Trimarco
and other cool people.
I kind of hate that Altered Fluid exists - mostly because I'm not in it, and it's on the other side of the country.