I think Alex would be vehemently opposed to the idea, but with a little coaxing, may actually like it.
It's interesting that you say that about a group thing because I was thinking that all of us writers ought to somehow get together on something - but the interaction in a group session may be more than a challenge in getting all of us together in 'real-time', as Chris points out. The idea is definitely a good one!
>
> I think it's a great idea, and we've often
> thought about how to pull it off. Two ideas come
> to mind--a chat room type of interaction, where
> the authors get together to "drive" their
> characters in real time or some form of progressive
> e-mail. Actually, now that I think about it, perhaps
> we could use a message board approach with the writers
> checking in and adding on to a communal message.
>
> There's a storyline problem--do you want the
> characters who actually interact together at work
> to interact together in group therapy? Usually,
> group therapy is done in the anonymous comfort of
> strangers. Would Sylvia or Katherine really bare
> their souls in front of Anna or Alan? I'm certain
> that Lloyd wouldn't be caught dead in group.
> Christopher