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My Transformation Story
From academia to a creative life
Jan 10 • Anne Boyd
I Want to Change My Life. Where Do I Start?
Trying stuff out, failing, and trying again
Nov 9, 2024 • Anne Boyd
This Newsletter is Not Written by AI
An 'Audacious' Proposal to Write What's In My Heart--Without Paywalls
Nov 1, 2025 • Anne Boyd
Hello and Welcome!
Hello and Welcome to Audacious Creative Lives!
Feb 16, 2024 • Anne Boyd
Another Uprooting
How does it feel to be told you can't stay?
Apr 25 • Anne Boyd
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Two Years Ago I Quit My Life
Jun 15, 2024 • Anne Boyd
Am I Too Old to Change My Life?
Jun 29, 2024 • Anne Boyd
Another Wild Ride
Aug 17, 2024 • Anne Boyd
What a Woman (Writer or Artist) Wants
Aug 3, 2024 • Anne Boyd

Recent posts

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Ask Me Anything: May 3
Plus recording of book club meeting
Apr 21 • Anne Boyd
There Has To Be Another Way . . .
The sad loss of a visionary, Dr. Melanie Salmon
Apr 18 • Anne Boyd
Flying Solo and Flaring Up: Further Thoughts on 'Solitude'
And why my autoimmune disease has returned for a visit
Apr 4 • Anne Boyd
Reminder: Book Club Mar. 29
5 pm UK / 12 pm Eastern / 9 am Pacific
Mar 28 • Anne Boyd
Solitude and the Woman Writer
Plus an excerpt from my unpublished memoir about my solo travels
Mar 28 • Anne Boyd

Changing Your Life

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Another Uprooting
How does it feel to be told you can't stay?
Apr 25 • Anne Boyd
Flying Solo and Flaring Up: Further Thoughts on 'Solitude'
And why my autoimmune disease has returned for a visit
Apr 4 • Anne Boyd
Blowing Up . . . And Putting Myself Back Together
Discovering what 'My Thing' is
Mar 14 • Anne Boyd
Meeting Elizabeth Gilbert
So much gratitude for her!
Mar 7 • Anne Boyd

Life 2.0

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Are We Really Here?
How Much of Our Lives Is Spent Elsewhere?
Nov 15, 2025 • Anne Boyd
Where Has Three Years of Searching Brought Me?
An update to "Two Years Ago I Quit My Life"
May 24, 2025 • Anne Boyd
What Is Making Us So Sick/Anxious/Exhausted?
(Life 2.0) "Stress" is just the beginning
Apr 5, 2025 • Anne Boyd
The Art of Sinking and Rising
(Life 2.0) Into the Depths
Mar 22, 2025 • Anne Boyd

Women Writers/Arists

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Solitude and the Woman Writer
Plus an excerpt from my unpublished memoir about my solo travels
Mar 28 • Anne Boyd
Rooms of Our Own, Including Virginia Woolf's
Preparing for the Retreat and a Visit to Monk's House
Oct 25, 2025 • Anne Boyd
Finding Inspiration In My New Backyard
A Vanessa Bell Exhibit and More "Artist Date" Opportunities around Sussex
Sep 13, 2025 • Anne Boyd
Two Audacious Women Writers Who Made Me Want to Change My Life
Because they lived as passionately they wrote
Aug 30, 2025 • Anne Boyd

Writing Life

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Solitude and the Woman Writer
Plus an excerpt from my unpublished memoir about my solo travels
Mar 28 • Anne Boyd
30:35
Writing as Your Anchor in Times of Change
Recording of my live video with Laura Hearn
Mar 18 • Anne Boyd and Laura Hearn
Meeting Elizabeth Gilbert
So much gratitude for her!
Mar 7 • Anne Boyd
48:11
An Audacious Writing and Publication Journey
Jen Hyatt, Mistress Pieces, and Fingerprint Editions
Jan 18 • Anne Boyd

Discussion Threads

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What Makes Us Feel More 'Human'?
And less like robots!
Aug 2, 2025 • Anne Boyd
Our Hearts' Highest Hopes
Discussion: What do you most want?
Apr 19, 2025 • Anne Boyd
Something Audacious to Look Forward to This Year
Discussion: What are we looking forward to?
Jan 25, 2025 • Anne Boyd
What book(s) did we love this year?
Share your fav books by/about Audacious Women
Dec 7, 2024 • Anne Boyd
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