Jonathan Discussion Question July 23

In the intro to Stranger Than Fiction the author talks about groups of people who get together because they have a common interest ("music, writing, theater") or the same problem ("sex addicts, alzheimer patients"). He said to get inspiration to write his stories he actually went to vistit these groups. do you think the author of your book visited a certain enviornment to get inspiration for the book? What kind of groups have you been a part of because of a common interest?