Hello and welcome @museofthelake ! I am incredibly honored that you took the time to read my work. If it inspires you, then it it completely worth it! Yes, there a several wonderful communities. I would recommend Minnow Support Project. @rhondak has a wonderful introductory post here :
https://steemit.com/writing/@rhondak/the-msp-fiction-writers-workshop
Inside there is a link to the discord chat platform. You can usually find us in the fiction-workshop channel. If you have any issues with joining, just let me, @rhondak , or @mk40 know. I look forward to your opinion. Again, welcome to steemit!