# Allie Michelle

Welcome! I'm glad you're here. I'm a spoken word artist and 3x best-selling author of three poetry collections. I recently released my debut fantasy novel. I'm here to make your life easier by sharing tips and tricks on writing and publishing.

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## [Why Self-honesty is the New Hero’s Journey](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/why-self-honesty-is-the-new-heros)

_2026-08-07 · What's the Point?_

On the Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur

## [Aphrodite, Ares, and Why We Often Fall for our Opposites](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/aphrodite-ares-and-why-we-often-fall)

_2026-07-20 · What's the Point?_

I recently read the love story of Aphrodite and Ares: the goddess of love and the god of war.

## [Protect the Whimsy](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/protect-the-whimsy)

_2026-07-08 · What's the Point?_

On the power of feminine wonder

## [The Search for Insight Sinks Our Ship](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-search-for-insight-sinks-our)

_2026-06-18 · What's the Point?_

On Walking El Camino de Santiago

## [The Most Unlikely Poem I Wrote for this Book](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-most-unlikely-poem-i-wrote-for)

_2026-04-15 · What's the Point?_

It Took Whale Shark Diving in Mexico to Write This.

## [Stories are Psychological Oxygen](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/stories-are-psychological-oxygen)

_2026-02-26 · What's the Point?_

How Meaning Determines Our Resilience

## [The Fairytale Every Artist Should Read](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-fairytale-every-artist-should)

_2026-02-06 · What's the Point?_

On Trading Inheritance for Immediacy

## [The Fairytale I Live my Life by](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-fairytale-i-live-my-life-by)

_2026-01-21 · What's the Point?_

After an intense EMDR session, my therapist suggested I reread Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen.

## [44 Days of Forgiveness](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/44-days-of-forgiveness)

_2026-01-13 · What's the Point?_

The practice that transformed my heart

## [A Woman Come Undone is a Revolution](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/a-woman-come-undone-is-a-revolution)

_2026-01-05 · What's the Point?_

A woman come undone is a revolution.

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## [What is the Cost of Convenience?](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/what-is-the-cost-of-convenience)

_2025-12-31 · What's the Point?_

Writing settlements and AI ethics

## [There is No Beauty Without Terror](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/there-is-no-beauty-without-terror)

_2025-12-29 · What's the Point?_

On Crossing an Anaconda river deep in the Amazon

## [The Year I Stopped Asking for Permission to be a Writer.](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-year-i-stopped-asking-for-permission)

_2025-12-21 · What's the Point?_

Five hard lessons writing taught me this year

## [I had 24 days to write 87 poems. It changed everything.](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/i-had-24-days-to-write-87-poems-it)

_2025-11-11 · What's the Point?_

On the deadline that saved my creative life.

## [The Wizard at the Wedding](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-wizard-at-the-wedding)

_2025-10-17 · What's the Point?_

On Why the Best Things in Life Are Inconvenient.

## [Laugh at Funerals and Cry At Weddings](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/laugh-at-funerals-and-cry-at-weddings)

_2025-09-26 · What's the Point?_

On how a dynamic character can change your life.

## [The Characters Know Before I Do](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-characters-know-before-i-do)

_2025-07-30 · What's the Point?_

On How Writers Time Travel

## [Where the Wild Loves Are](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/where-the-wild-loves-are)

_2025-07-10 · What's the Point?_

On riding The Edge of your life Jack Sparrow style.

## [How Stories Lie Their Way to the Truth](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/how-stories-lie-their-way-to-the)

_2025-07-03 · What's the Point?_

What Makes a Character Unforgettable?

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## [I’ve Never Released This Poem ❤️](https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/ive-never-released-this-poem)

_2025-06-15 · What's the Point?_

For my Last Second I Danced With You