What kind of writing are you getting serious about?
Good luck! You know what I say...[insert seat of pants advice here...]
Have you thought about writing a blog? Several writers I know have blogs. Some are more prolific than others. Here is Orson Scott Card's and Suzette Hadin Elgin's blogs.
I have toyed with the idea of a blog myself. I think it could even potentially develop into a small income stream. I am just trying to decide on what the focus could be.
I think a writers group is an EXCELLENT idea! Way to go Joe!
SG
Survival Goddess "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
