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We Need Your Art
- Author
- Amie Mcnee
- Narrator
- Amie Mcnee
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 March 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Creative writing and creative writing guides, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Advice on careers and achieving success
- Rating
- 4.5 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
WHAT YOU MAKE MATTERS.
From Amie McNee, the voice behind Inspired to Write, a manifesto on the vital, human importance of creating, with guidance for all artists in all endeavours, whether they're starting their journey or seeking a fresh perspective.
In We Need Your Art, Amie McNee calls artists and aspiring artists of all kinds to do the work they’re meant to do: create.
Using her own experiences as a novelist and the inspiration she’s shared as a creative coach, Amie guides you on why we need your art and how you can make it happen - starting with a two-week reset plan to help you kick-start your creative habit. This isn’t about writing your great novel in a month or painting a masterpiece in a flurry of inspiration. Rather, this process is about practicing small, sustainable creative steps every day over time - five hundred words of writing each day, a pencil sketch every evening - so that you avoid burnout, produce consistent, reliable content on your own terms, and begin to see yourself as an artist.
With frank and empowering conversations on the many issues creatives face, including impostor syndrome, perfectionism, procrastination, and the inner critic, as well as invitations to coronate yourself and celebrate your ambition, Amie provides the framework and encouragement you need to begin to take your art seriously. Each chapter also includes journal prompts that help you apply what you have learned to your new life.
We Need Your Art is a revolutionary reprogramming of everything we have been taught and told about being a creative, removing the shame and fear we may feel at dubbing ourselves artists and inviting us to create proudly, with celebration. This book is a warm hug, a pep talk, the wise teacher you always wanted, the loving parent you needed, and the fire in your belly that you need to get roaring.
© Amie Mcnee 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
User Reviews
Book 4.5
Narration 4.0
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5.0 5.0
I can’t say enough good things about this book. A masterpiece. A must read for all of us!!
staceyjane 2025-08-20 -
4.0 3.0
This book, which includes all forms of creativity as art, is probably most appropriate for people who are, or who want to be, professional or to in some way find an audience for their work, rather than for a retired hobby artist like myself. With its many references to social media, its use of slang and Americanisms, it definitely has a younger 'vibe'! However, I did find parts of it very useful, particularly earlier chapters on the two week reset, procrastination and perfectionism.
I have to say though that I struggled with the tone of the narration. It's a good thing that the author is passionate about this book but at times I found she verged on hectoring - you need to do this, we must do that - almost like being at a political rally! I found this book one instance where narration by the author was perhaps not the best decision.jackdor 2025-04-16
Details
- Author
- Amie Mcnee
- Narrator
- Amie Mcnee
- Duration
- 7 hours
- Release Date
- 13 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529965377
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Genre
- Creative writing and creative writing guides, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Advice on careers and achieving success
- Rating
- 4.5(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.WHAT YOU MAKE MATTERS.From Amie McNee, the voice behind Inspired to Write, a manifesto on the vital, human importance of creating, with guidance for all artists in all endeavours, whether they're starting their journey or seeking a fresh perspective. In We Need Your Art, Amie McNee calls artists and aspiring artists of all kinds to do the work they’re meant to do: create.Using her own experiences as a novelist and the inspiration she’s shared as a creative coach, Amie guides you on why we need your art and how you can make it happen - starting with a two-week reset plan to help you kick-start your creative habit. This isn’t about writing your great novel in a month or painting a masterpiece in a flurry of inspiration. Rather, this process is about practicing small, sustainable creative steps every day over time - five hundred words of writing each day, a pencil sketch every evening - so that you avoid burnout, produce consistent, reliable content on your own terms, and begin to see yourself as an artist.With frank and empowering conversations on the many issues creatives face, including impostor syndrome, perfectionism, procrastination, and the inner critic, as well as invitations to coronate yourself and celebrate your ambition, Amie provides the framework and encouragement you need to begin to take your art seriously. Each chapter also includes journal prompts that help you apply what you have learned to your new life.We Need Your Art is a revolutionary reprogramming of everything we have been taught and told about being a creative, removing the shame and fear we may feel at dubbing ourselves artists and inviting us to create proudly, with celebration. This book is a warm hug, a pep talk, the wise teacher you always wanted, the loving parent you needed, and the fire in your belly that you need to get roaring.© Amie Mcnee 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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