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Gina's avatar

Thank you for sharing this invitation @anneboyd! I’m interested in starting a happyness meet up where we laugh and play. Anyone interested in joining me in the Brooklyn area or online? I would love to connect!

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Kristi Dale's avatar

What an excellent idea!! Anyone in the Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) area?

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Kara Westerman (she/her)'s avatar

Hi all, I started an online zoom group on Substack one year and one month ago. This was to help me finish my book. To show up to it every day. We have a wonderful community online now. I can’t believe it but we have met every weekday for over one year. We show up at chat for 10, then we mute and write together in silence. Hopefully next year we will be meeting live in a sunny winter spot! Everyone is welcome to join and use the dedicated silence. Here’s my link:

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Anne Boyd's avatar

That sounds wonderful, Kara. Thank you for sharing!

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Liza Debevec's avatar

Are there any subscribers that are based in Lisbon or elsewhere in Portugal? Would be nice to meet up.

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Beth Ensign's avatar

Hi, I'm a visual artist, not really a writer, in Atlanta GA, looking for a supportive critique group. Substack doesn't really have a space for us visual folk, but I was drawn to the name Audacious Women. Certainly what I aspire to be, and have done, for most of my almost 70 years of life, but pushing back against what is expected of you is HARD. Believing in yourself and the authenticity of your vision is even harder! I'd love to connect in person, as sharing visual art via zoom or similar platforms has challenges, but I'm open to trying any format. Eastern Time.

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Paula Dobbyn's avatar

Anyone else in Alaska?

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Mary Beth Klatt's avatar

Anyone up for in person in Milwaukee Wisconsin?

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Amber's avatar

Love to see this! Definitely interested in discussing writing, tourism, and creative practices! Currently based in Baia Mare, Romania 💜

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AJ Clair's avatar

I host a writing group Sundays at 1pm-230pm ET. It has limited space, and is $10/session to ensure it is affordable. It’s for anyone who needs a space to write (most are working on fiction book projects) and some accountability. DM me for more info, would love to see some new faces there.

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AJ Clair's avatar

It is via zoom!

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Saskia Howard's avatar

Sydney!? Anyone?! Neck deep in my massive midlife period of growth and need new 50ish audacious friends to join me for the revolution 😂

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Julie's avatar

I’m in Sydney! Where in Syd are you, Saskia?

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Maria (Masha) Weimer's avatar

Anyone in the Netherlands? I live in The Hague and would like to connect to people in the area to talk about writing, menopause, life etc

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Mar'ce Merrell's avatar

Hello All, I’d love to have a meet-up over Zoom. I’ll host. Let’s do four weeks in a row starting Monday, December 2 at 10:00 am MST.

We can decide after that what we do.

I live just-east of the Rocky Mountains in Canada. We can come from anywhere in the world. We’ll gather, we’ll write, we’ll share.

I have changed my life in the last 7 years in dramatic ways.

I have some writing on substack and a blog on my website if you want to know more about me. I’ve been brumating with my granddaughter’s bearded dragon Lola for awhile so I look forward to meeting new writers online. : )

Groups no larger than six people work best. You can direct message me if you’re interested. If you’re interested and the timing doesn’t work, let me know that, too.

Thank you Anne, for the call to community! I find your writing and your journey inspiring.

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Alix McManus's avatar

Hello from San Diego! Here for the winter and would love to meet up in person!! Or remotely if easier! Desperate for writer friends!

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Melinda Pajak's avatar

I am in San Diego. I am interested. Let’s see if we can get some more and meet for coffee or something?

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AJ Clair's avatar

DM you’re interested in a writing group Sundays at 1pm ET. I’m in NY and host a few writers working on their first books. Check out my substack in case it resonates!

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Deborah Witte's avatar

Hello,all! I'm looking for an in-person group who enjoys reading/writing/walking/long authentic conversations over coffee kind of group. I'm in Marion, Iowa. I will be spending the month of January in Paris, in Le Marias area, and could meet up in person while there too? Just a thought.

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Shellie Matt's avatar

Hi Deborah, I was excited to see someone from Iowa! Oh the possibilities...then I looked at your substack page and see that you would probably only accept coffee or a long walk or authentic conversation if I wasn't one of the stupid or Nazi people that voted for Trump. Too bad as there are many sides to the many stories of peoples lives. I think it's more ignorant to judge without knowing or understanding those stories. ‘Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.’ – Carl Jung

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Martha Chabinsky's avatar

Southern New Hampshire here. I’d love a writer’s support group. Let’s get together!

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