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Nov 2020
20m 27s

Does Creating Have To Be Fun?

Amie McNee and James Winestock
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Is it okay to feel like creating is a bit of grind sometimes? Or should it always be like play?

Check out Amie’s new website: www.amiemcnee.com

If you’ve noticed some old eps disappear, it’s probably due to the website switch over. We’ll be working to put them all up over the next few weeks.

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