A great idea, Evan. I'll be glad to help out, expecially by addressing the last point...

>Would anyone be interested in joing a VFP article writing group? Here are some thoughts I have been toying around with:
>- motivate existing writers
>- encourage new writers to start
>- brainstorm for new article ideas
>- arrange chats with magazine editors to find out what kind of articles they want
>- arrange chats with authors who are routinely published
>- encourage the submission of VFP articles to non VFP magazines
>- how to increase the chances of being published