i love poetry but can't write it to save my life. is the non-fandom stuff you write original work like short stories and/or a novel?

i have a novel that i started years ago locked in an lj community. i haven't touched it in ages and wish i could get jump-started on it. what kind of group are you going to? a writers' workshop? a class? one of my friends is currently taking an online writing course that i think is very beneficial. i've thought about that for myself.

and any artwork you'd like to put up here, i'd love to see. :)