Unpublished

We finish answering questions about success. Included: making our definition of success, how to protect ourselves from the physical stressors of success, making sure we are already planning how we will be good people when we become successful, the desire to stay safe in our stagnancy, and how addicted we can get to suffering.

Amie reads you the first chapter of her new book, The Rules Upheld By No One. Enjoy!

If you like what you hear, the book is currently available on Amazon in all major regions.

Click here for US.

Click here for Australia.

Otherwise, simply google the book's title and it should point you to the correct store for you.

Also available through Barnes and Noble and soon to be available through Book Depository.

James "interviews" Amie about her book The Rules Upheld By No One which is now available fro pre-order! 

They talk: writing process, Amie's writing style, the difficulty of fitting our books into narrow genres, gatekeepers, and how much love all of our listeners. Amie also reads out the first page of her book! Stay tuned, we'll be releasing the whole first chapter as a podcast sometime soon.

You can buy Amie's book on amazon (soon to be on multiple other platforms).

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Cilck here for Australia

UK

Canada

You should be able to search your own country's amazon store for the book if you aren't in any of those places!

Why do so many of us fear success? Amie and James expand on the conversation Amie had on her instagram stories about success. We respond to the polls and comments from those stories and dive into why success can seem scary and what we can do to help ourselves push through our fear.

We talk to debut author Rebekah Campbell about her recently released novel: 138 Dates. Amie and I are both massive fans of the book—an incredibly vulnerable, funny, moving, true account of Rebekah’s quest to find love by battling her way through dates with 138 different men. I (James who writes the descriptions) read this book in two days. Could not put it down! James met Rebekah in a writing course they did together, and in this podcast we explore her whole journey from first time author to publication with a major publishing house.

We talk: writing process, the challenge of sharing personal stories through out art, the pain of rejection (both in life and in creative industries), being kind to ourselves as creatives, and much more.

if you live in Australia, you can buy Rebekah’s book here.

If you live outside Australia, you can buy it (with free worldwide shipping) here.

Follow her on insta at: @rebekahcampbellwriter

A bit more about Rebekah:

Rebekah Campbell is the co-founder of Hey You, a mobile app used by more than one million Australians to order and pay at cafes. She has kept a blog about her experiences as an entrepreneur which was named ‘Best Business Blog’; by Smart Company and became a New York Times column in 2012. Rebekah writes a monthly opinion piece for AFR BOSS Magazine and has contributed to Mamamia, Women’s Agenda and Stuff. She is a high-profile public speaker who spoke at TEDx Sydney (2012) and numerous events for Business Chicks. Rebekah was named a Woman of Influence in 2015 and APEC Young Woman Innovator. She is currently the host and curator of the City of Sydney’s virtual event series ‘Reboot’ supporting 18,000 Sydney business owners to recover from the impact of COVID 19. Rebekah’s personal passion is her everything which she found at the end of this book.

New mic week!

We answer listener questions! Our numbers are usually lower on these episodes but I really recommend you listen. The questions we get are usually relevant to far more people than just the questioners. Think of it as a SUPER EPISODE.

This week we cover:

Is it ever too late to start creating?

When to know we’re done with projects.

How long we should spend planning projects.

Are we a real creative if we don’t want to quite our day job?

Creativity becoming fast fashion.

Crowdfunding.

What we like about the Enneagram system.

If you haven’t already, come and join us on our new instagram @unpublished.podcast

How are we supposed to be happy with what we have RIGHT NOW and still strive to be better/more succesful? Amie and James talk about why Ambition and contentment aren’t necessarily opposed to each other.

Amie’s Website: www.amiemcnee.com

James’ Website: www.jameswinestock.com

So many people in this community don’t just do ONE thing. Does that go against the party line to “niche down”? Amie and James talk about why it doesn’t, how it can be a huge advantage for creatives to branch out, and some tips for making sure you still finish projects when you have several going at the same time.

If you want to support us, check out Amie’s website: www.amiemcnee.com

Amie shares the journey she’s been on with her mental health. She talks about her positive experience with medication, how journaling has helped, and how anxiety affected her creativity and ability to do business. James shares his perspective as a partner supporting her through it.

Amie’s journaling course: https://www.amiemcnee.com/journaling-course

We have an amazing guest for you today. Someone who has built a life as a full time creative outside the grasp of the gatekeepers as a podcaster and whose work we are massive fans of, Sarah Werner. We talk about how she got started with her podcasts, building multiple income streams as a creative, the day to day life of a full time creative, transitioning from muggle work to being a full time creative and so much more. Trust me, you want to listen to this one!

A bit more about Sarah: Sarah Rhea Werner is a professional writer and podcaster who loves to help creators find confidence and success. She is a contributor to Forbes and the creator of the Write Now podcast, which helps writers to find work/life balance while pursuing their creative passion. She is also the writer, creator, and executive producer of the hit audio drama Girl In Space. Sarah currently lives in the midwestern US with her partner Tim and two rescue cats.

And people can find her online at: https://www.sarahwerner.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahRheaWerner

Instagram: https://www.sarahwerner.com/