Love Lives Here is a newsletter about love in all forms–love for self, love for community, and love for the world–and how each of these forms of love are interconnected and essential.
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A newsletter from me every single Wednesday.
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The knowledge that you’re helping me build a sustainable career as a writer in a world where everybody is pivoting to video.
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Why am I excited about Substack?
I’m excited about Substack because it represents a new opportunity for me as a writer. Up until this point in my career, I’ve had to not only be a writer, but also a marketer, and a salesman. Writing is my passion—marketing and sales are not.
Substack’s growth engine allows me to build an audience by doing two things that I’ve always done—write, and build community with other thinkers and writers.
Substack’s paid options allow me to build a sustainable writing business without being beholden to corporate sponsors or constantly trying to sell my readers auxiliary products and services. I’m not interested in maximizing my productivity—I want to maximize my happiness, clarity, and ability to love.
You can support my writing career and get weekly writings from me for the price of 5/month. The price is intentionally accessible, because it can be. Social media is a great way for us to find each other, but it’s starting to feel overrun by bots, people who do not engage sincerely, and people who want to be heard at all costs. This space that I’m building with Love Lives Here will be more tight-knit, supportive, and conversational. I’m excited to have you along for the ride.
Who am I?
I’m Michell. I’m a writer, but I’m also a father, husband, podcast host, keynote speaker, budding pilates enthusiast, armchair NBA commentator, and thematic playlist enthusiast. I’m the host of the After You Fail podcast and the author of Eyes On The Road. I’ve been writing for most of my life, and have spent a lot of time sharing my writing on social media over the past 5-7 years, building an audience of over 750,000 people in the process.
Why did I start writing?
I started writing after I got expelled from college because it was easier to articulate my pain, disappointment, and rage on paper–I could speak my full, raw truth without fear of judgment or consequence.
Writing taught me to articulate my thoughts and sift through my feelings. Writing gave me a chance to reclaim myself and redefine the stories that I was telling myself about who I was and what I was capable of accomplishing.
Writing offered me the chance to cut through other peoples’ projections and assumptions en route to understanding myself more intimately.
To this day, writing is an essential daily habit that helps me to better understand my emotions, communicate more clearly, and process my thoughts in real time.
