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Samara Bay's avatar

I love this so much and it feels right on time. I'm launching a Substack in January and it's called the extremely related "How to Show Up" -- here for trying in public together :)

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

Omg I canโ€™t wait!!!

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Amanda Laird's avatar

"It's never about the platform in the end, nor the men that own them." ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Gwen Yi ๐ŸŒป's avatar

Here for all of this, Lexi ๐Ÿ’ and to answer your question: Iโ€™m here because words are the only thing that have ever made sense to me and I needed to put them in a home where everyone can see them or else theyโ€™d drive me crazy. Substack has been the most fulfilling journey Iโ€™ve committed to as a writer, and I cannot wait to see where it takes you as well ๐Ÿฅน

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

Ahhh thank you for this reply! I totally feel you โ€” words are how I make sense of myself. Excited for this journey!

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Phoebe Taylor's avatar

I love being in your orbit of trying ๐Ÿช๐Ÿช„๐Ÿช„๐Ÿช„

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

I deeply appreciate you!!!

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Tika's avatar

Welcome, Lexi! Really happy to see you here <3 and of course, the name!!! It's so freaking brilliant!!!

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

Thank you Tika!! So happy to be hereee <3

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Anthea's avatar

"The truth is, I'm simply here to experiment." I really appreciate this as someone who is also a marketer which pays my bills, but a writer in my heart! The one question for me though has been the issue of needing to have a "writer brand" because the honest truth is I am always growing new interests as a writer from non fiction to fiction to different themes. Otherwise I would be terribly bored! But this has caused so much fear in me because I witness so many people stick to a certain brand.

I just published a whole piece called "The Gollum" about how I have hoarded my writing because I have been so worried about it not being perfect or not fitting into this idea of a writer brand. I am slowly working my way out of this and finding acceptance that me the writer is the centre of my Substack and my writing will just be a surprise!๐Ÿ˜„

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Bonnie Orbison's avatar

omg i didnโ€™t notice i was mentioned in it while reading the first time & only now when i checked my notification - iโ€™m so glad youโ€™re here with us, Lexi๐Ÿงก๐ŸŽ€

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Taylor S's avatar

so happy that the world gets to witness your profound writing, and so deeply honoured to be part of your creative circle <3

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Robyn Cornish Hall's avatar

Iโ€™ll read and listen to you wherever you show up because i know itโ€™s in service of us. Gratitude ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ”†

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

<333 thank you so much, so grateful for you!

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Cate Scott Campbell's avatar

This post is a beautiful example of the smart intuition and thoughtful methodology that you bring to all things. And you already know my feelings on prioritizing self-expression: only good things to come. So happy you're here!โฃ๏ธ

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

Eeep so happy to be here with you!

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Gabrielle Ione Hickmon's avatar

love the worlds we're building <3

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Lexi Merritt's avatar

same same <3

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