One way to build your writing community is to share and boost the work of other writers and artists. Panelists at AWP23 agreed this is one of the most rewarding activities.
Certain composite people, or personas, represent my Facebook audience in my mind. They morph into a gang of inner critics, and their (my) assumptions prevent me from blogging. But I don’t know what anyone thinks unless they tell me.
When memories are fragmented or vague, I love to look up historical events to help create an accurate timeline. And I’m not sure there’s any boundary at all between memory and imagination.