This episode is truly a dream come true! I had the absolute joy of speaking with Amie McNee, an incredible fiction author, creative mentor, and all-around artistic rebel. If you’ve ever struggled with self-doubt, creative burnout, or waiting for permission to step into your artistic power—this conversation is for you.

Here’s more about Amie in her own words: My name is Amie McNee and I help Artists and Creatives thrive.

Sharing my books, courses, workshops and a dedicated creative community with my partner James, our mission is to dismantle the limiting narrative surrounding creatives so that we may each become the Artists the world needs us to be.

Stepping up as an Artist is an incredibly brave and generous act which deserves to be taken seriously. When I’m not writing my books, you’ll find me speaking, teaching and writing love-letters online to creators of all mediums and art-forms.

Creative, no matter who you are or in what way you’d like to contribute; please remember, we need your art!

Amie and I dive into:

✨ The power of self-coronation

✨ Why art is needed especially in hard times

✨ Overcoming rejection and finding your own definition of success

✨ The magic of making “shitty art” (I share my shitty art pic in my newsletter)

✨ How Amie self-published her books before being approached by Penguin

✨ Balancing creativity with self-care to avoid burnout

Amie is a force of nature, and this conversation will light a fire under you to stop waiting and start creating—on your terms.

Connect with Amie:

"We Need Your Art" book: https://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee

The Unpublished Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpublished/id1440446445

Sign up for her substack: https://amiemcnee.substack.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite

Connect with Clarissa:

• Want to paint with me in real life on April 6th in Pasadena, CA? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1297212029099
• Need help ‘Painting Your Path™’ here’s a free guide for you: https://clarissastudio.activehosted.com/f/7
• Let’s connect on Instagram (I’m back!): https://www.instagram.com/clarissacastilloramsey.art

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