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“Everything difficult and everything beautiful all at once.” Amie McNee It was an absolute highlight to speak with Amie McNee fresh from her book tour for We Need Your Art. This chat will stay with me forever, it was a real honour to connect with Amie and bring this conversation to you. We touch on…* resistence * the creative process* shifting platforms * the perfect essay and the ‘messy’ creative process* impact * moving readers with our words * feeling good in your creative projects* Sharing your ‘world changing’ ideas * The journey of self expression through writing and speaking* failure… * Amie and James’ move to the UK and the impact on their creative practise. * Freedom in our living environment * Being paid and being transparent in that… * Pledges, the patron model and paid subscriptions… * Feeling supported… * Being a magpie “Substack has been delicious to me.”"I feel like I have relationships with these people (readers), and I feel like I'm surrounded by family."Timestamped overview00:00 Reluctant App Adoption Journey05:59 "Substack: Embrace Casual Writing Culture"07:58 Embrace Writing Without Fear10:25 Exploring Different Art Forms15:09 "Stop Over-Policing Creative Processes"16:21 "Creativity Unleashed by UK Relocation"22:15 "Book with Diverse Reader Experiences"24:04 Transparent Creative Journey Insights27:24 "Community Art Income Strategies"29:34 Exploring Substack for Writer Support33:22 Evolving Creative Viability Models36:03 "Feeling Supported Is Overwhelmingly Beautiful"39:22 Aurora Obsession: "Through the Eyes"Amie online* https://www.amiemcnee.com * https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/amie-mcnee/* Amie on Instagram * James on Substack Amie’s faves* 🎶 Aurora - Through the eyes of a Child. * Martha Beck’s book Beyond Anxiety. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

Where momentum meets magic. The Embodied Spark is a weekly pep talk with me Claire Venus ✨ to explore a single idea than impacts our creative practise positively. These pep talks help us to make sense of where we might be holding ourselves back and need a further invitation to feel held and kindle our creative voice.This is the last weekly pep-talk in front of the paywall - I’m going DEEP for my members - you are welcome to join us, unlock the archive, twice monthly live mentoring calls and a daily chat to super-charge your clarity and creativity on Substack.It’s a joy to do this work.Claire ✨In the talk I reference this live chat with my friend and mindset coach Sarah Raad This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you Jude Lally, Amy Brown, Alexander Verbeek, Mel Parks, Mary Beth Kaplan✨, and many others for tuning into my live video with Sarah Raad! You can connect with Sarah Raad’s work right here on Substack. I’m lucky enough to call her a friend.We met because she was my coach back in 2020/21. I recommend her mindset programmes to everyone especially woman who feel the call of something bigger and are struggling with the how and the why in their mindset.I could never not be friends with Sarah, she knows too much about me 😉 Listen to our podcast on the earlier days of our Substack journey together here; This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you Clover Stroud, Laura Fenton, Alyssa Polizzi, Kristin Tweedale, Kristi Keller 🇨🇦, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Members - If you’re already got my new mini course hosted over here - Joyful Growth to Bestseller Mini-Course - 1st - 5th May 2025 please feel free to come on over and introduce yourself in our welcome post?If you’d like to join us - here’s the scoop on what’s included in the mini-course and challenge - I can’t WAIT to get started! The price doubles the day we start.You get lifetime access to the challenge via my website. Sending sparkles for your journey here and thanks for all your beautiful questions!!It’s a joy to learn and grow together,Claire ✨ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

Hi FolksWelcome back to another Embodied Spark pep talk and invitation for your creative practise.Get these direct to your inbox each week… ✨This week I’m inviting you into to consider what putting one foot in-front of the other means to you when you ‘have to’ show up for your creative practise and work.I also wanted to link to 3 things I’m excited about…* Next week’s retreat (Fri 9 May) with Tanya Lynch at Ease Retreats - last couple of spots - come! I’d love to meet you and hold space for your big beautiful dreams in Oxfordshire. Here’s the link. Contact Tan to book. * The podcast I just recorded with Amie McNee * My Joyful Growth to Bestseller Mini-Course - 1st - 5th May 2025 - come join us? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

The word Intention in Latin means purpose. WELCOME to another day in the Substack universe. I hope you had a nice weekend? Thanks SO much for your warm reception on last week’s note. You are all so lush and I cannot believe of 1000 of you listened… it’s a joy to do this work… This one ended a little abruptly as I could hear my daughter coming up the stairs to the studio… So it’s about creative practise and making friends with ours.It’s really comes down to walking the sands of two paths…* Following the nudges and understanding what the container you are being called to show up inside of.* Being in direct comms with your most embodied vision.Both paths are the right path, one is more expansive and easier than the other…Let me know where you think you are in the comments? Have a GREAT week on Substack folks,Claire ✨Early bird closes TOMORROW on my signature course. This one is such a beautiful way to spend time, get organised and create an irresistible online home on Substack. PS - Listen to this if you fancy a Monday morning BOOST!! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

Eeeeeeek I made a NEW thing. I hope you like it.This first pep talk is free and inspired by two brilliant women and congruently authentic voices; Selina Barker who does a regular BRILLIANT pep talk for her members over at Another Way with Selina Barker and Caroline Donahue who drops into her membership this way and shares her truth. This pep talk is free to all and the rest of these regular calls to action will be paywalled for members.I’d love to know what it sparks for you as we head deep into Spring and all her colours. Sending SO many sparkles for your week ahead,Claire✨PS - Ooo members can catch the replay and better understand how to stack your value here on Substack in our hour long class. Don’t forget you can also meet your fellow sparklers anytime in chat or over in our topical chat threads. My Growth to Bestseller Challenge is coming 1-5 May, join us here. Grab your ticket today for just £101 and join 130 others building towards their ‘bestselling’ Substack vision in joyful, sustainable ways. I can’t wait to support you to set the strategy to magnestise the Substack and audience of your dreams. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

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Connecting on on the display changes to our bios and what we should do about it. Thanks for coming along to my live. It was lovely to see some of you!!Cx This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe

Don’t forget Sparkle on Substack the membership is having a price rise to reflect the value of the archive and take into account new fees I have to pay. To get in at the current pricing and stay there for as long as you stay hit upgrade before 3rd April. Do it now if you’ve been thinking about it? I promise you will ADORE it here. Hi Sparklers,I wanted to record a little something to address two new Substack features that have been rolled out… Enjoy my eight minute take from my cottage office here on the Northumberland coast on… * The Rising Star Leaderboards * The new writer bio layout…If you’d prefer to watch you can do that here… Two beautiful opportunities for you in May … * (ONLINE) Join our Growth to Bestseller Challenge… b. (IRL) - I’d also love for you to join us for Substack for Ease Day Retreat with Tanya Lynch on 9 May 2025 in Oxfordshire. Here’s more info on that. If you’d like to meet on zoom this Friday to learn more, hit reply to this email and I’ll send you the linkLet me know any questions you have or thoughts on the new Substack features in the comments below…Sending sparkles and a HUGE permission slip for you to ignore leaderboards if you like and do your best work in connection to your readers. Claire ✨PS - Go deeper - explore Substack’s article on leaderboards - https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/5999320475412-What-are-Substack-leaderboards and mine and Russell Nohelty hugely popular post and take on them too - This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe