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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.OUR BOOK IS OUT: https://amie-and-james-write-books.com/

A big episode that looks at what happens to a relationship when you create a piece of art together. 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/

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. 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/

Creatives must make thousands of mistakes, they are inevitable, unavoidable, and crucial to reaching your potential.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/

In this episode, we talk about the practical tactics we actually use to sell our art and make money as artists.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.Order Amie’s book We Need Your Art: https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcneeRead Amie’s Substack: https://substack.com/@amiemcnee