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Author Interview: Amie McNee (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! I’m thrilled to share with you that Kait and I interviewed Amie McNee, author of We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something on Dark Side of the Word.   If you’ve followed the podcast for awhile, you’ve heard me and Kait (especially Kait) casually reference “Amie” while talking about our creative pursuits. As if Amie were just the mutual friend we’ve known forever and not an...

What’s It Like Being a Writer?

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Some variation of the question “What’s it like being a writer?” inevitably comes up when I tell people what I do in my spare time. As a writer, you'd think I'd have a brilliantly succinct answer ready at a moment's notice. However, since delving back into the arts, I've learned that the writer life is not so easily summarized. Most individuals, when asking the question with gleaming and sometimes envious eyes, expect to hear someting along...