The Brattle Theatre (with Amie McNee) - Dec 4th - is NOW ON SALE to paid patrons only! (Patreon)

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY! I'm reading comments all day. WELCOME to the hundreds of new patrons who joined this past week, hi hi hi!!!, introduce yourselves in the comments! (And welcome to the patreon....the nicer and saner side of the internet, you've MADE IT! You're SAFE! Sit down and grab a drink.)

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I am so so excited to announce this show, I can't tell you....(and I know, I have so many other things to post about, but....wheeeeeee.....)!

On December 4th, I'll be in conversation with Amie McNee (@inspiredtowrite on IG), author of WE NEED YOUR ART, at the beautiful and historic BRATTLE THEATRE in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA.

The event is all ages, 6-7pm sharp, and costs $15 (or $45 with a bundled signed Amie book). Tickets are on sale RIGHT NOW ONLY to my patrons and Amie's substack, so GO GRAB EM NOW, this theater is SMALL! We will put tickets on sale to the public early next week if there are any left.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE....this is going to be a real warm moment for the community.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amie-mcnee-at-the-brattle-theatre-tickets-1963603539044?aff=oddtdtcreator

The night will be an inspiring, frank and hilarious hour-long discussion about art, perception, writing, integrity, self-doubt, the punishing algorithm, and what it means to sail an authentic ship of self in a sea of modern confusion and disinformation.

The event will include a Q&A and there is a ticketing bundle option that includes a signed copy Amie’s newly released “We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something”.

The wonderful Harvard Book Store (one of my fave local indies!) will be vending signed copies of both our books (including Amie’s novel “To Kill a Queen” and my “The Art of Asking: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Let People Help”) before and after the event.

We will TRY to organize a huge afterparty for patrons somewhere in Harvard Square....we have a great lead right down the street (I know people...) so stay tuned for that. The event ends RIGHT at 7pm because the cinema has a screening, but we'd love to walk the party elsewhere and spend more time with you all....

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A little background on me and Amie.

I came across Amie's instagram about, oh, a year ago.

https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite/?hl=en

I was like: wait.

Who is this inspiring, creative, truly hilarious, fearless, kimono-wearing, sharpie-covered, TED-talk giving lady who writes messages in large letters on things and seems to make everyone feel happy? (When she's not getting yelled at by trolls?)

IS SHE ME?

And more importantly:

WHY AM I NOT HER FRIEND?

I started liking her posts and cheering her on. We found each other quickly.

She knew my work, she knew my book. She came from the community. ....spooky music....

I was overjoyed.

I nabbed a copy of her book, WE NEED YOUR ART: Stop Messing Around And Make Something. I read it on a flight. My head started nodding of my shoulders. THEMES! THEMES! It was like reading the sequel to The Art of Asking, or some kind of pre-quel....?

The book description from Penguin's website:

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.

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YESSSSSSSSSS.

So, Amie and I became little instagram and text and phone pals, and I mourned the fact that she was all the way over in England (she's Australian, but currently lives in the U.K.)

I told her: if you're EVER in Boston or NYC, we gotta do an event.

She said: I will come to Boston.

I said: Great, let me know when you do!

She said: I WILL COME TO BOSTON RIGHT NOW.

I was like: Jeez. LFG.

And the rest is history. We created this event, Amie is flying all the way over from the U.K. just to do it, and YOU ALL GOTTA COME!!!!!!!!!

Here is the ticket link again: go go go:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amie-mcnee-at-the-brattle-theatre-tickets-1963603539044?aff=oddtdtcreator

GO WATCH HER TED TALK!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XZ9z6OewR0

And....

Like me, Amie also makes orignal work outside of the rah-rah-be-an-artist work.

She is, above all, a writer.

Her new novel, "To Kill a Queen" is going to be on sale and signed at the gig.....

.....or grab a copy here, and lastly, follow her on substack!

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ONE LAST THING if you're in the Boston area:

WE ARE ALSO PUTTING ON A GIANT PATRON HOLIDAY PARTY / CONCERT ON DECEMBER 19TH at THE MAGIC ROOM in Norwood, MA....it's just a land of pure delight and cabaret nightclub awesomeness.....owned and operated by a local long-time patron, Tori Clay! I sense a clubhouse for us.

If you can't make the 4th, or it sells out fast, don't despair.....

Here's the ticket link for Dec 19th....shhhhh, I'm just quietly dropping it here for the faithful, but I'll say much, much more about Tori, the venue, the special guests, and the whole gig soon. One story at a time, but go ahead, start snapping up those tickets, there's only about 200!

https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/magicroom-7/holiday-music-party-with-amanda-palmer-and-friends

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Bigger post about NY, Northampton and so much more, SOON.

LOVE!!!!

Amanda