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Amie McNee and James Winestock
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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.
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!
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
BOOK OUT THIS WEEK
BOOK OUT THIS WEEK
BOOK OUT THIS WEEK
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!
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
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
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...
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