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Amie McNee and James Winestock
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Join Amie McNee from @inspiredtowrite and her writer husband James Winestock for a podcast about building a sustainable creative life. A place to take your art seriously where you can go to reflect on your journey and build a thriving creative practice.

  1. AUG 13

    How Much Work Do We Do in a Day (plus all your writing questions answered)?

    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. 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.

    41 min

  2. JUL 4

    How Do We Deal with the Enshittification of the Internet?

    We're talking: 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!

    32 min

  3. JUN 26

    Are More People Making a Living with Art Now than Ever?

    Hello friends! Today we're talking about the rise of the middle class artist. Based on Amie's substack post. 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

    45 min

  4. MAY 29

    The TikTok Book Deal Scandal plus Other Things That Annoy us.

    Come hang out with us as we talk shit. Very chatty, casual episode today with lots of ranting about things like: what annoys us in the gym, whether or not audiobooks count as reading, leaf blowers and, of course, the case of the Australian bloke who got a 2-book publishing deal for being hot without having written anything. Don't forget to check out our episode on the Bewildered podcast with Martha and Rowan on youtube or your fave podcast player Don't forget, you can buy as many copies as you like of We Need Your Art and gift them to random strangers. Gary's Economics Gary on DOAC Bryan Johnson the guy who wants to live forever

    47 min

  5. MAY 22

    Building Utopias: Why Artists Must Envision a Better Future

    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.⁠ 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

    48 min

  6. MAR 26

    Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan: How Creativity Trumps Anxiety

    We had so much fun recording a very fancy in person episode with THE Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan! 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.

    1h 4m

  7. MAR 18

    You Should Celebrate Your Own Art

    Join us as we remind you how important it is to celebrate your own art (coz no one's gonna do it for you!). 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

    38 min

  8. MAR 6

    WE NEED YOUR ART, STOP F***ING AROUND AND MAKE SOMETHING

    BOOK OUT THIS WEEK 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!

    45 min
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Join Amie McNee from @inspiredtowrite and her writer husband James Winestock for a podcast about building a sustainable creative life. A place to take your art seriously where you can go to reflect on your journey and build a thriving creative practice.

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  • Creator
    Amie McNee and James Winestock
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    160
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Amie McNee and James Winestock
  • Show Website
    Unpublished

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