For years, Stephen King sat at a cramped desk in a corner of a dusty attic, staring at his empty bottles — sometimes beer, sometimes Listerine, depending on his level of alcoholism at the time — hoping to coax out enough words to write a novel. If that sounds familiar, there is a solution for you that doesn't involve thoroughly abandoning your probable agoraphobic tendencies. The Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group meets once a month to offer critiques that go deeper than, "I liked it." Find the non-genre-specific group tonight at the Citadel Barnes & Noble (795 Citadel Drive East, csfwg.org) from 6 to 9. Bring your drafts, but feel free to leave the mouthwash at home. — Sara Michael