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Artists, let's talk about money.
28 oktober 2026 · 25 min
What is with the stigma against artists who don't just make money with art? Do we just make money with our art? How do we handle our finances? What would we do if we made a million dollars a year? And much more. A convo about money stuff, one that creatives should be having together a whole lot more. Lees meer
OUR BOOK IS OUT: https://amie-and-james-write-books.com/
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How to collaborate with other creatives.
21 oktober 2026 · 41 min
A big episode that looks at what happens to a relationship when you create a piece of art together. Lees meer
How should you communicate? What issues could and will certainly arise? How do you navigate conflict? How to give feedback? An episode, where Amie and James let you into their marriage, and the beautiful and ugly that occured when they decided to write a book together!
Buy our book here: https://amie-and-james-write-books.com/
Also our map designer is the wonderful Holly Moeller: https://www.kettleandquill.co.uk/
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Is it okay to make silly art?
13 oktober 2026 · 32 min
A conversation about the books and art that inspired our co-written novel, that meanders into a conversation about taking your art seriously, versus allowing it to be playful / silly. Lees meer
It is so fun to talk about the art that allowed our own art to be born.
A favourite episode of mine (Amie!).
ORDER OUR BOOK! https://amie-and-james-write-books.com/
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Things will go wrong ... good.
7 oktober 2026 · 31 min
Creatives must make thousands of mistakes, they are inevitable, unavoidable, and crucial to reaching your potential. Lees meer
Amie and James are back and they're discussing the many things that go wrong in their art, business, books - and how, whilst they are deeply annoying, they are crucial to their growth, learning and over all success. Too many of us are trying to outsmart mistakes, and it is a huge mistake to do so.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO AUDIT YOUR SPACESHIP, their joint novel is out on the 23rd of October. You can pre-order now!
https://amie-and-james-write-books.com/
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Business Tactics for Creatives
15 juli 2026 · 45 min
In this episode, we talk about the practical tactics we actually use to sell our art and make money as artists. Lees meer
This is not a mindset episode. We briefly acknowledge the shame, fear and awkwardness artists often carry around selling, but then we go all in on what we are doing right now: calls to action, repeating yourself, creating urgency, using scarcity ethically, building trust, newsletters, podcasts, websites, pre-orders, multiple income streams, hand-selling, word of mouth, and making it easier for people to buy the things you make.
We talk about why creative business is different from traditional business, why selling art is not like selling toasters, and why artists need to stop assuming people will magically know what to do next. If you want people to buy your work, you have to show them the door. Then you have to show them again. And again. And again.
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The System Is Broken. You Still Have Power.
8 juli 2026 · 19 min
Is the problem systemic, or individual? Lees meer
In this episode, we sit with the messy middle. Creative industries are full of scarcity, gatekeeping, bad incentives, exploitation, and cooked economics. But if we only talk about the broken system, artists are left feeling powerless. And if we only talk about personal responsibility, we ignore the real structures making everything harder.
So where does that leave us?
We talk about making art on hard mode, the patronising advice successful artists give, why hope matters, and how artists can critique the system while still building lives, careers, and work they believe in.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
How We Built a Creative Life Together
1 juli 2026 · 32 min
Welcome to the Jamesy and Amsy Q&A, in which we discuss high school romance, creative chemistry, business roles, blurred boundaries, editorial bluntness, Steam Deck timing, Space Story, travel chaos, alternative careers, and whether an ibis is from Egypt. It is not. We checked. Lees meer
We talk about what it’s really like to work with your spouse when one of you is a vibes guy and the other is building probability models in his head. We get into how we make creative decisions, why we text each other business thoughts even when we’re in the same building, why travel wrecks our routines, and why collaboration can be both the greatest joy and the hardest part of our relationship.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
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Your Creative Time Is Not Free Time
24 juni 2026 · 28 min
This episode is about saying: no, I cannot come to coffee at 12pm just because my calendar looks technically empty. I am busy being available to my art. Lees meer
We talk about creative devotion, guilt, boundaries, people-pleasing, small business weirdness, the fact that no one understands what we do all day, and why creative labour often looks like wandering around, reading, staring into space, going to the gym, walking, thinking, resting, tinkering and occasionally fucking up.
We also discuss why people respect a traditional job more than a creative life, why devotion before success looks delusional, why you should not have to be Charli XCX before people leave you alone, and why artists may need to become just a little bit more diva-ish about the conditions their work requires.
Your creative time is not free time. Your art is allowed to come first.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
Creative Help Hotline
17 juni 2026 · 33 min
Welcome to the Creative Help Hotline. How can we help you? Lees meer
In this Q&A episode, we answer your questions about being exhausted by muggle life, creating through depression and anxiety, losing momentum, comparing yourself to other artists, wondering why your family has not become your personal fan club, whether you need a degree to make art, how to make money from creative work, and whether success means you will be crushed under the admin boulder forever.
We also discuss a new alternative to the bare minimum strategy we have been married to, celiac superiority, making your own MFA, true fans, intuitive marketing, and remembering your power when gatekeepers start acting like they own your life.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
Could Art Cure the Manosphere?
10 juni 2026 · 25 min
In this episode, we ask a strange and sincere question: could art help cure the manosphere? Lees meer
We talk about lonely men, alpha influencers, Andrew Tate, online rage, economic hopelessness, shame, identity, patriarchy, creativity, and why so many young men are being sold power by people who are profit from their pain. We explore the idea that the manosphere gives men a poisonous identity, while creativity could offer them something better: community, vulnerability, agency, emotional range, progress, purpose, and a way to make meaning that does not depend on dominating anyone else.
This is not a neat conversation, and it is not an excuse for misogyny. It is an attempt to ask what might happen if more men were invited into art, softness, self-expression, and the power of making art.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
How Creatives Should Manage Their Energy
3 juni 2026 · 24 min
In this episode, we talk about creative energy, burnout, routines, self-preservation, and what it takes to build a sustainable creative life. Lees meer
We explore why burnout is not always caused by doing too much. Sometimes it comes from working against your own rhythms, ignoring your needs, fighting your process, or trying to create in conditions that make you feel unsafe, depleted or disconnected from yourself. We talk about front-loading creative work, trusting low-energy days, mean inner critics, sensory needs, routines, and the real strange niche conditions that allow us to make art.
This is an episode for anyone who has ever felt embarrassed by the amount of structure, comfort, quiet, routine, coffee, sleep, water, lighting, solitude or control they need in order to function.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
You’re Allowed to Speak Before You’re an Expert
27 mei 2026 · 24 min
What if you didn’t have to know everything before you were allowed to speak? Lees meer
In this episode, we talk about the way artists and thinkers self-censor when they’re afraid of being wrong, mocked, misunderstood, or exposed as “not expert enough.” We discuss over-researching as a form of perfectionism, the gatekeeping of big ideas, and why making things simple is not the same as dumbing them down.
We also talk about work, economics, class, gender, Fully Automated Luxury Communism, and the kind of future artists might be brave enough to imagine if we stopped waiting for permission from the serious people. Your ideas are allowed to be alive before they are flawless.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
How to Become an Anti-fragile Artist
20 mei 2026 · 30 min
What if rejection wasn't bad news? What if chaos, disappointment and rejection could become part of your creative power? What if the more 'bad stuff' that happens to you, the more brilliant you become? Lees meer
In this episode, we explore the idea of the anti-fragile creator: the artist who does not simply endure difficulty, but learns, adapts, expands and becomes more themselves because of it. We talk about rejection, self-publishing, the fragility of creative industries, the danger of needing permission, and why artists need curiosity more than thick skin.
Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
Read Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee -
What You Consume Is What You Create
13 mei 2026 · 32 min
We're recording from a hotel room with questionable acoustics and a very concerned James. Welcome to the Hotel Season! Lees meer
In Episode 1, Amie makes the case that if you want to be a serious artist, you need to be an equally serious consumer, not just of your own genre, but of everything you want to see more of in the world. We get into why consuming great work is more useful than craft content, the stress of reading Robin Hobb when you're trying to write your own novel, how to have a genuinely good scroll on social media, and why the attention you give is the culture you're actually building.
Be OUR favourite consumer, READ We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
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Become Confident or Die
11 februari 2026 · 35 min
We're back! Lees meer
Topics:
Creating while travelling/busy
The importance of confidence in your own work
Whether James' justice streak makes his life harder (feat. sauan etiquette)
And lessons from the biggest year of our life
I Don't Want a Job, the book, is available for the next two weeks only! Also available, cool t-shirts, a masterclass with Amie, and signed copies!
Read the original essay here
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What We've Learned from Ten Years of Writing
17 oktober 2025 · 44 min
We take you on a journey from Amie's first painful attempt to write a book to now, Amie's settled routine as a professional author, with all the steps along the way. Lees meer
Pre-order To Kill a Queen now
Join Amie in Barcelona for a book event on Friday November 7th!
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You Have to Believe You're Exceptional
8 oktober 2025 · 46 min
Join us for a rambling discussion that starts with us assessing how successful we feel, goes on to a long digression about preserving energy for hard times, talks about honesty in the publishing industry, and finished with Amie's message to artists just starting out. Lees meer
Pre-order To Kill a Queen, Amie's book about a non-binary detective in Elizabethan London who has the hots for their bartender. If you're outside the US, your only choice is to get it shipped to you from Amazon :( But we are so grateful if you do!
If you're in the US, it would be a huge help to us if you pre-saved the audiobook on Spotify (even if you don't plan on listening to it there!).
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How Much Work Do We Do in a Day (plus all your writing questions answered)?
13 augustus 2025 · 41 min
Q+A ep! It just so happened to be that most of your questions were about our work and writing routines. There are also a few other Q's answered including: how exactly is making art generous, big breaks we've almost had (and why they may not have mattered anyway). Sonja, I'm so sorry, I forgot to answer your question about bilingual artists... please email us with your question again and we'll answer you. Lees meer
Amie's WNYA events in England:
Oxford Blackwells Saturday 16th of August 3-4PM (tickets essential)
Waterstones Canterbury 18th of August 6:30PM (tickets essential)
Pre-Order To Kill A Queen
Read James' Substack about the guy who steals his friend's crypto
Did you know you can buy PRINTS and ORIGINALS of Amie's love notes? Available on our website now. Stock limited to ten for each large note and fifty of each small.
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How Do We Deal with the Enshittification of the Internet?
4 juli 2025 · 32 min
We're talking: Lees meer
When the internet gives you the ick
The flattening of culture by algorithms
How social media sows the seeds of its own destruction when it prioritises attention over quality
And more!
Pre-order To Kill a Queen, Amie's queer detective novel set in Elizabethan London. Remember, this is literally the most important thing you can do for an author!
Order We Need Your Art or get a SIGNED copy here
Enshittification was coined by our mate Cory Doctorow which we should have known!
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Are More People Making a Living with Art Now than Ever?
26 juni 2025 · 45 min
Hello friends! Today we're talking about the rise of the middle class artist. Based on Amie's substack post. Lees meer
Buy Amie's book for F***'s sake!
ALSO you can pre-order Amie's queer Elizabethan detective novel, To Kill a Queen!
References:
Hollywood is Broken. Can YouTubers Fix it? Colin and Samir interview Max Reisinger.
Brandon Sanderson podcast about AI
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Building Utopias: Why Artists Must Envision a Better Future
22 mei 2025 · 48 min
I'm so sorry everyone but it's another AI episode :(Listen to us, two people who aren't experts on anything really, talk about AI, climate change, utopias, the housing crisis, Australian politics and what's wrong with the left these days. Lees meer
Would love it if you bought We Need Your Art!
Things mentioned:
Review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
Basic Income: And How We Can Make it Happen, by Guy Standing
TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
Hank's video about the state of renewable energy
Anthony Albanese buys a $4.3 million home
Australian Housing Crisis compared to other countries
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Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan: How Creativity Trumps Anxiety
26 maart 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
We had so much fun recording a very fancy in person episode with THE Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan! Lees meer
How 'bout those production values?
Don't forget Amie's new book, We Need Your Art is out now in Hardcover, Audio, and E-book
In today's episode we discuss:
The amazing power of creativity to banish anxiety
How art and community building creates ripples that extend far beyond our personal practice and help the whole world
Why society is so afraid of art and artists
And so much more!
If you want more chats from Rowan and Martha, you can listen to them on the hilarious and wise Bewildered podcast. You can also follow Bewildered on Instagram.
We will be dropping by Bewildered soon so make sure you're following them to get the Amie and James episode!
Martha is on Instagram @themarthabeck
And Rowan at @rowanmangan
If you want to dive deeper into all things Martha Beck, you can check out her linktree, but you should really read her new book, Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose! We absolutely loved it.
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You Should Celebrate Your Own Art
18 maart 2025 · 38 min
Join us as we remind you how important it is to celebrate your own art (coz no one's gonna do it for you!). Lees meer
Fully raw ep today. No music (sorry to our composer/intro creator Matilda Eyre) I ran out of time.
The Collective is open for 5 days only!
WNYA is our now everywhere
00:00 Introduction and First Impressions of New York City01:20 The Inspired Collective Membership03:57 Challenges with Book Launch Planning05:32 Grassroots Book Events and Community Support06:17 Reflections on the Publishing Industry (oh-oh!)13:23 Celebrating the Book's Success19:30 We love our agents!20:51 Iconic New York Moments24:19 The Importance of Celebration29:36 (More) Publishing Industry Frustrations36:51 Gratitude and Farewell
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WE NEED YOUR ART, STOP F***ING AROUND AND MAKE SOMETHING
6 maart 2025 · 45 min
BOOK OUT THIS WEEK Lees meer
BOOK OUT THIS WEEK
BOOK OUT THIS WEEK
BUY BOOK BUY BOOK BUY BOOK
00:00 Introduction and Holiday Hat00:30 Book Tour and Podcast Plans03:05 The Importance of Art04:05 Creative Blocks and Overcoming Them12:00 Role of Patience in Creativity25:31 Art reset challenge26:10 Rice Cakes26:44 Book Promotion and Blurbs33:18 Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing36:24 Expectations for the Book43:15 Podcast Reflections and Upcoming Events
BOOK TOUR INFO
USA EAST COAST
The BookMark Shoppe Brooklyn 11th March 2025 7pm - BUY TICKETS HERE
Head House Books, Philly, 13th March 2025 6:30pm - BUY TICKETS HERE
Taylor Co Books, Brooklyn, 14th March 2025 7:30pm - BUY TICKETS HERE (just scroll down the home page!)
Morocco Bound Bookshop", 25th March - BUY TICKETS HERE
Scheltema, 5th April, 2pm - BUY TICKETS HERE!
I am going to be all up and about your business. Please stay tuned.
UNITED KINGDOMAMSTERDAMBERLIN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE!
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How NOT to Finish Projects and Improve as an Artist
27 februari 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
00:00 Introduction 02:13 Housekeeping and Upcoming Events03:39 25 Things to Avoid 03:45 Obsessing Over Details04:57 The Pitfalls of Excessive Research09:09 Setting Unrealistic Goals10:16 Managing Expectations and Pressure15:40 The Importance of Planning16:48 Guarding Your Creative Time19:31 Sharing Ideas and Seeking Validation22:38 Avoiding Comparisons and Judgments28:32 Over-Education and Procrastination31:30 Finding Your Own Rhythm33:23 The Importance of Consistency35:16 Navigating Critique and Feedback39:14 Embracing the Challenges of Writing46:28 Balancing Creativity and Well-being50:38 Avoiding Distractions and Staying Focused58:01 The Growth Mindset in Writing01:00:26 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts Lees meer
USA EAST COAST
The BookMark Shoppe Brooklyn 11th March 2025 7pm - BUY TICKETS HERE
Head House Books, Philly, 13th March 2025 6:30pm - BUY TICKETS HERE
Taylor Co Books, Brooklyn, 14th March 2025 7:30pm - BUY TICKETS HERE (just scroll down the home page!)
UNITED KINGDOM & AMSTERDAM
Morocco Bound Bookshop", 25th March - BUY TICKETS HERE
Scheltema, 5th April, 2pm - BUY TICKETS HERE!
BERLIN TBA
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We Need Men's Art Too!
20 februari 2025 · 52 min
Today we're talking to the boys! Or, given our audience demographics, we're talking to the girls and gender non conforming folks about the boys... Lees meer
Buy We Need Your Art here and be our best friend forever!
00:00 Introduction and Preamble00:47 Discussing Men and Creativity00:49 Housekeeping and Personal Updates03:13 How we're trying to be less tired07:10 Book Launch and Pre-orders12:12 The Importance of Men's Art27:37 The Gendered Nature of Art and Craft27:48 Men's Role in Art: Historical Context29:13 The Struggle of Monetizing Art for men and women32:33 Cultural Influences on Art Monetisation 33:33 The Australian Male and Creativity35:10 Encouraging Men to Embrace Art40:53 Breaking Gender Norms Through Art50:13 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
TOUR DATES
BROOKLYN event at the Bookmark Shoppe on the 11th of March ( I refuse to bow to the ludicrous American style of writing the date)
PHILLY Event at Head House books on the 13th
BROOKLYN event at Taylor & Co on the 14th (scroll down home page and you'll find it!)
Note those dates are actually different to the ones I've been talking about... misread an email!
Save the date for LONDON: 25th of March at Morocco Bound
And the 27th of March at the Marlow Book shop (our local!)
Save the date for Amsterdam: April 5th, 2-3pm at Scheltema
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How to Make Heaps of Art
13 februari 2025 · 54 min
Yes I kept Amie's preamble in on purpose because I thought it was funny! Lees meer
Today we're talking about locking in, getting stuff done, and thriving as creatives. Expect a discussion about how to treat ourselves and our bodies well, not striving for perfection, and how to go from small steps to big goals.
TOUR THINGS:
We have LOCKED IN two bookshops in Brooklyn in the evenings of the 11th and 13th of March, so if you're in the NYC area, please save those dates. Plus we'll be in Philly on the 12th also in book stores. More to come as well as official links to the events.
We'll be hitting the UK hard after getting home on the 18th. So expect AT LEAST a London event and an event in the South Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire area.
Berlin will be something between the 31st of March and the 3rd of April. Amsterdam probably either the 4th or the 5th of April.
Sydney and Melbourne will happen some time between the 9th and the 23rd of April.
Sorry we can't give you more info. We are organising most of this ourselves and there are lots of balls in the air as we have to liase with each book shop individually.
We are excited though!
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Setup02:24 Book Tour Announcements03:54 Locking In and Productivity23:26 The Myth of the Perfect Day29:53 The Illusion of Freedom for Successful Creatives30:56 Balancing Offers and Autonomy31:24 Media Consumption and Influences35:51 The Level System for Creative Productivity38:07 Maintaining Creative Identity43:38 Navigating Different Levels of Productivity47:55 The Challenges of Professional Creativity52:45 Wrapping Up and Future Plans
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Can Ambition be Healthy?
5 februari 2025 · 39 min
We talk about ambition! How ambitious are we? Is it good to be ambitious? Is it HEALTHY to be ambitious? Lees meer
Inspired by Amie's substack post.
We Need Your Art pre-order giveaway is now live! A chance to win a custom canvas love note when you submit your pre-order receipt here!
00:00 Introduction: Ambition and the Hustle
00:26 Recording Struggles and Podcast Delays
01:25 Guilt and Ambition: A Personal Reflection
02:08 The Toxicity of Ambition in Society
03:30 Money and Ambition: A Complex Relationship
05:19 Hustle Culture: Is It Still Relevant?
06:40 Historical Perspectives on Work and Leisure
12:23 Personal Ambitions and Creative Drive
18:21 Navigating Life as a Neurodiverse Individual20:07 Facing the Fear of Misalignment
20:24 Struggles with Traditional Employment
20:58 Discovering Autism and Its Impact
21:46 Systematizing Ambition
22:47 Healthy Ambition and Personal Growth
23:39 Ambition in the Context of Capitalism
24:37 Community and Connection
25:21 Exploring Vulnerability and Teaching
30:13 Balancing Personal and Structural Ambition
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How to Be Consistent When You Have Multiple Projects, How We Rest, and Artists' Money Issues (Q+A)
28 januari 2025 · 56 min
MORE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS PLS Lees meer
00:00 Welcome to the Unpublished Podcast
01:16 Audience Questions Introduction
03:34 Multidisciplinary Creativity
16:18 Self-Publishing Insights
24:30 The Emotional Side of Money for Artists
28:56 Financial Stress and Relationships
29:24 The Myth of Pure Art
31:21 Collective Members' Questions
32:05 Balancing Work and Rest
35:43 Supporting Each Other's Strengths
42:09 The Importance of Shitty Art
53:27 Final Thoughts and Upcoming EventsPre-order Amie's book here!
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We Don't Want Jobs!
21 januari 2025 · 1 uur
We don't want jobs, we want to make art! You can read Amie's viral substack article here and pre-order WNYA here. Lees meer
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Captain Hat
01:22 Discussing the Viral Essay on Not Wanting a Job
01:59 The Taboo of Not Wanting a Job
03:09 Capitalism and Meaningless Work
05:36 Artists and the Value of Work
15:21 Anti-Work Movement and Personal Reflections
18:44 Outsourcing Drudgery and Job Satisfaction
28:33 Middle-Class Jobs and Psychological Impact
30:08 Navigating New Territory: Vulnerability in Work Discussions
30:40 Viral Post Impact: Emotional and Psychological Strain
32:13 Criticism and Personal Reflections
33:42 Privilege and Its Role in the Conversation
39:03 Systemic Issues vs. Personal Empowerment
46:31 The Future of Work in the Age of AI
51:44 The Value of Education and University Degrees
54:31 Empowering Artists: A Call to Action
55:34 Book Launch and Community Engagement
59:03 Final Thoughts and Gratitude
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Artist, You're Allowed to Stay Small and Sustainable
14 januari 2025 · 53 min
WTF why is the video so bright after I export it? Y'all, video is hard! Lees meer
Don't Forget to pre-order We Need Your Art, out 11th of March in e-book, audiobook, and hardback! Martha Beck, you cannot lie said this about it:
"This book is desperately needed medicine for our hearts, our lives, and our culture. I will read it over and over until its many truths sink into every one of my cells. If you have ever felt the slightest impulse to create anything, I urge you to do the same. Well researched, beautifully written, and powerfully healing, WE NEED YOUR ART is not only a great read, but a manifesto for our personal and collective freedom. Thank you, Amie McNee!"
Timestamps for the ep:
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What Can Artists Expect in 2025 (Last Prediction Will Shock You [Because it's So Not Any More Interesting Than Any Other Prediction and Just as Likely to be Wrong])?
7 januari 2025 · 58 min
Join us as we predict creative trends for 2025! It's all speculation and probably going to be wrong... but we had fun. Lees meer
Unfortunately, the video didn't work, but we will try again next week.
00:00 Welcome to the Unpublished Podcast
01:46 Why You Should Be Hopeful for 2025
01:57 The Importance of Hope in Creativity
02:41 Challenges and Pessimism in the Creative Community
06:30 Predictions and Hopes for Creatives in 2025
07:46 Building Personal Connections with Your Audience
08:05 The Rise of Micro Communities
15:48 Curating Media Consumption
20:01 The Value of Free Content
25:12 Podcast Production Costs and Realities
27:27 Competing with Industry Giants
28:53 Artists and Business
31:14 Class Consciousness Among Artists
34:00 The AI Dilemma for Artists
41:38 The Future of Human Art
52:09 The Importance of Art for Wellbeing
56:02 Final Thoughts and HousekeepingPre-order We Need Your Art Today and we will love you forever!
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How Artists should Set Intentions for the New Year
30 december 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
Let's go!!! Lachlan and Lachlina here getting ready to Lock In for 2025. Or are we? Come with us! Lees meer
James did the mix/audio for the first time in two years. Let us know if you have any notes!
00:00 Welcome to the 2025 Intentions Podcast
00:45 Introducing the Captaincy System
01:59 Goals vs. Intentions
02:46 Balancing Freedom and Structure
03:28 The Unique Approach of Artists
04:43 Setting Realistic Goals
06:58 Navigating Uncertainty
09:55 The Importance of Consistency
15:44 Taking the Podcast Seriously
22:55 Setting Kind Goals
32:02 Reflecting on Past Goals
33:26 Reflecting on Past Goals
33:45 Achievements and Challenges in 2017
35:03 Goals for 2022 and Beyond
39:13 Setting Intentions for the Year
39:47 James' Fitness and Writing Goals
40:56 Discussing Control and Goals
48:24 Amie’s Intentions and Goals
49:46 Building Community and Creative Goals
57:41 Fostering Patience and Trust
59:27 Wrapping Up and Looking ForwardPre-order We Need Your Art now and we will be your best friend!
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We Don't Want to Learn from Perfect People
18 december 2024 · 29 min
We're back from 3 months of family and work travel and ready to pod... just in time for the holidays... Lees meer
Join us for a 15 minute cozy catchup and a little 15 minute rant about why perfect people are boring.
Preorder Amie's guide to creative living
Sign up to Amie's substack
And James'
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Collaborating With Your Partner: How We Wrote Our Sci-fi Novel Together
30 oktober 2024 · 26 min
We finished our joint novel! Lees meer
We take you behind the scenes of the on and off year and a half long project. Topics:
Writing to delight each other
The importance of planning
The number one mistake we noticed in each other's writing
Dealing with conflict
And much more!
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What Does A Full Time Income Look Like for Artists? All About Our Finances
23 oktober 2024 · 44 min
Today we're talking about money! Specifically, our own finances. Lees meer
Revenue streams
Emergency funds
Retirement saving
Book advances
Taxes
And other extremely interesting things...
Amie's book, We Need Your Art, is available for pre-order. This is super important to the success of the book! Pre-order numbers directly impact how much support publishers and booksellers will give to a book. If you buy one thing from us in your lifetime, this is the one!
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The 18 Artist Archetypes! Which One Are You?
19 september 2024 · 49 min
Amie has made a list of artist archetypes to help you all figure out your strengths and weaknesses as artists. Lees meer
We go through the archetypes and discuss each one.
Kind of like enneagram/Myers Briggs/astrology specifically for artists!
You can read more about it on Amie's substack!
Still two days to sign up to the Inspired Collective!
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Creativity 101: Getting Started and Improving as an Artist
13 september 2024 · 35 min
Welcome back! Lees meer
We're talking about: small steps and achievable goals; fostering scrappiness; behaving like an athlete; and much more!
Topic discussion begins at 4:42
The Inspired Collective
We Need Your Art Book
James' substack
Amie's substack
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Preparing for Success, Picking Yourself First, and Why We Need Your Art
22 augustus 2024 · 44 min
We interrupt Creativity 101 for a special episode! Help us prepare for Amie's guest appearance on a big podcast. Lees meer
Also, I'm writing this from the future AFTER the podcast recording happened. It went really well thank you for asking. I sat in on the whole thing and Amie killed it. For some reason, she speaks much better when she's talking to someone who isn't her husband (swirly eye emoji).
Hey! You can pre-order Amie's book now! Links are HERE!
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Creativity 101: Perfectionism
13 augustus 2024 · 28 min
We're coming back to a topic we talk about a lot on the podcast, Perfectionism. This time, though, we're going back to basics. What is perfectionism? What are the most common ways it shows up our lives? Why is bad? And what can we do about it? Lees meer
Amie was right, no cover reveal yet... But you should come to our live course: Selling Without Selling Out
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Creativity 101: Procrastination: Striking the Balance Between Big Ambitions and Achievable Goals
29 juli 2024 · 27 min
Most artists will procrastinate. That's just a fact. It's something people have dealt with in the past and will continue to deal with in the future. Lees meer
Where it becomes a problem, though, is when it holds you back from being the sort of person you want to be.
We look at some common tools and techniques to help you cut through procrastination and make art with more ease and regularity.
Also discussed towards the end: procrastination for Neurodivergent creatives!
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Creativity 101: Journaling For Artists
22 juli 2024 · 33 min
Join us for our Creativity 101 series where we go back to foundational principles for being happier, more rested, and more productive artists. We'll be doing a 10 episode series starting here with Journaling. Lees meer
Journaling is the foundational methodology for all our teaching. In all our courses, books, and online classes we always include journaling prompts. It helps you ask yourself important questions, and find your own wisdom which you can use to overcome blocks and problems.
If you're interested in learning more, you can get a free copy of Amie's Journaling Compendium when you sign up for her newsletter on substack.
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Secrets of our Marriage
2 juli 2024 · 55 min
I know a lot of you want to know a little more about how our partnership works. This week, we're answering heaps of listener questions all about our relationship! Lees meer
How do we deal with conflict?
What're our attachment styles?
How do we help each other when one of us is upset or disregulated?
Our views on couple's therapy.
And much more!
James has a new substack post that talks more about our relationship and how we balance it.
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Elitism in the Arts
24 juni 2024 · 28 min
Today we're talking about people who think making art is only for the special few, who think you need double decker doctorates or generational talent if you want to create. We're talking about why they're WRONG! Lees meer
You can find links to buy Amie's books (which she'll never have done enough research for to satisfy some people) here
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Should Artists Do Free Work?
11 juni 2024 · 22 min
Honestly guys, I have no idea what we said in this one. We recorded it over three weeks ago! Hope it's good... Let me know! Lees meer
We have a summer sale on for the next week! 50% off all our courses.
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Q&A Do we want kids, falling out of love with art, and fan fiction
20 mei 2024 · 27 min
Q and A episode today people! Lees meer
We're answering YOUR questions:
Do we want kids?
Is Fan Fiction a good way to practice writing?
What do we do when we fall of out love with our art?
And more!
We will be in an aeroplane in the sky when this goes out so hopefully it works!
You can join our San Francisco workshop digitally via A Writing Room! The session will be recorded so you can watch the replay too!
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How To Deal with a Slump
14 mei 2024 · 43 min
We're in a little bit of slump at the moment. How do we deal with it? Lees meer
It's normal to not always feel motivated and enthusiastic with your work. We share what we've been struggling with lately, common reasons creatives get into slumps, imposter syndrome/the pain of leveling up and feeling like you aren't fully ready for that next level.
We also give you an update on our MUSCLES!
Did you want to come to come to one of Amie's live workshops but don't live in California? Our hosts, A Writing Room, are offering a livestream of the San Francisco event on June 1st! Replay included.
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Are Books Dying Out?
6 mei 2024 · 41 min
Today we're responding to a series of articles that have gone viral over the last couple of weeks. They're all about the publishing industry, and whether or not it's dying out. Lees meer
Included: how big is the market for books? Is it growing or shrinking? Are publishers profitable? Is it even worth writing books anymore? What about indie books, self-publishing, e-books, and audio? What do publishers get right and what do they get wrong.
James says the C word twice and apologises to all the Americans for being Australian.
Main sources:
No One Buys Books by Elle Griffin
People Buy Books, Publishing Is Thriving, and Substack Will Never Replace Books, by Brooke Warner which also links to several other great pieces. The one we used most heavily was:
Yes, People Do Buy Books, by Lincolm Michel
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Our Biggest Failures and What We've Learned From Them
29 april 2024 · 33 min
Failure is non negotiable. So how can learn and grow from our failures? Lees meer
We share some of our failures, what they taught us, how we dealt with them at the time, and what we think of them now.
Included: dealing with rejection from gatekeepers, why failure should excite us, letting ourselves be upset, and more!
There are still tickets to both of our US workshops!
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There's Nothing Wrong with Making Money from Art
23 april 2024 · 25 min
Another spice one provoked by some online discourse. Lees meer
Is it wrong to make money from our art? Does making art with the intention to sell it sully it?
It's a strong no from us. Listen to learn why!
Don't forget we have two workshops in California coming up.
LA on the 25th of May
San Francisco on the 1st of June
Both are going to be 5 hours long (including a lunch break), with teaching, QandA, journaling, and a chance to mingle with other artists.
Cheapest tickets start at $50.