Taking a leap of faith

Boy, oh boy, does a good critique group help find the faults in a new writing. I dug out an old short story that I like that was written about two years ago. I couldn't decide if first person or third person should tell the tale of a new prison system in 2035. I used third person even though I thought first person would worked. I learned I should have listened to myself because the group felt that first person was the route to follow. A good critique group gives so much to a writer and allows a writer to learn from others and to spot potential improvements in other people's writing.