Well, THIS is fun. I\u2019m in BUSTLE Magazine!<\/b><\/p>\n
And the topic makes me laugh because, for most of my life, if you\u2019d asked whether I\u2019d rather spend a weekend with five men or five women, my answer would have been immediate:<\/p>\n
Men. Every time.<\/b><\/p>\n
So how did this lifelong tomboy\u2014who quit her sorority and was never much of a joiner\u2014end up spending 17 years hosting writing retreats that became almost entirely women-only?<\/p>\n
Writing changed my mind about women.<\/p>\n
Or maybe women changed my mind about women. ![\"\ud83d\udc9c\"](\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/1f49c\/32.png\")
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This piece is about resilience, creativity, the surprising things I\u2019ve witnessed around the retreat table\u2014and the sisterhood I\u2019d spent way too much time avoiding.<\/p>\n
Read my new Bustle piece: \u201cThe Unexpected Power of Women\u2019s Writing Groups.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>And as always, I love hearing your thoughts and connecting with you on these posts\u00a0over on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Wheeeee!<\/span><\/p>\n Write on! PS: There\u2019s also a skeptical football coach, broccoli, spontaneous crying, and a possible ghost. Obviously. \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n PSS: It\u2019s hard to explain how much it means to me to have my heart work\u2014my retreats\u2014given such beautiful space in this interview. If you\u2019d like to chat about joining my upcoming December 2nd Virtual Retreat, I\u2019d love that. There\u2019s a brief form to fill out at the\u00a0end of this page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0so we can hop on Zoom and see if it\u2019s the next\u00a0right<\/i>\u00a0step for you and your book.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
Linda xo<\/p>\n