@cari@sunny.garden my friend also suggested also online groups like Sribophile that have critique groups and other resources. Inked Voices is another one. Every writer should be aware of the Writer's Guild of America, which has two related but separate organizations on the east and west coasts. There are also genre organizations, such as the Mystery Writers of America and SFWA, if the poster is writing a specific genre. If not, the above should still be useful.