Even experienced quilters find they not only learn new techniques from classes but that that taking them gives their creativity a boost. I've found getting involved like this is just as necessary in writing. Writing done all alone without ever sharing or asking for feedback can get stagnant. Although writing is usually done in isolation it needs both the writer and the reader to be complete. Because of this writers have developed many ways to work together much like quilters have.
Some sites give both novice and experienced writers a place to publish.
Other sites go a step further and offer message boards where writers can put their writing up for critique and in turn they critique the work of others. This site provides an opportunity for women to share and discuss their writing. We are many women unique yet all of one dream, to write our words. Stories strain to be told. Words enmeshed, poetry struggles to form.