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A M Carley's book, FLOAT • Becoming Unstuck for Writers

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CB Smalls

Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”

~ Mark Twain

A wealth you cannot imagine
flows through you.
Do not consider what strangers say.
Be secluded in your secret heart-house,
that bowl of silence.”

~ Jalaluddin Rumi

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.

~ Lorraine Hansberry
Wisdom Archive

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless how it turns out.”

~ Vaclav Havel

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

~ Oscar Wilde

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves–there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

~ Joan Didion
Wisdom Archive

A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.

I say it just
Begins to live
That day.”

~ Emily Dickinson

My ideas usually come not at my desk writing, but in the midst of living.

~ Anais Nin
Wisdom Archive

Courage is relaxed by delay.”

~ Aldrude, 12th Century Italian countess of Bertinoro and warrior

I have the feeling that I don’t write my books, that the story is somewhere floating. My job is to be quiet, to be silent and alone, and ready to tune in to those voices and write the story.

~ Isabel Allende
Wisdom Archive

Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.”

~ Flannery O’Connor

I dwell in possibility…”

~ Emily Dickinson

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”

~ Anaïs Nin

I empathize if [a writer is] looking for some sign that you have talent or that you’ll eventually make it. It’s especially tough to continue to do something when you receive no recognition or encouragement for it. But what I find is that most reassurances, while offering a boost to a writer’s ego, are ultimately external, fleeting, and momentary. You need an essential fire inside, or an attitude, that carries you the distance.

~ Jane Friedman
Wisdom Archive

[Singing, performing, and song-writing] is almost like a survival instinct; it’s that primitive. If I ignore my work… it starts taking its toll in a very physical and mental way.

~ Roseanne Cash
Wisdom Archive

Writing does not exclude the full life. It demands it.

~ Katherine Anne Porter
Wisdom Archive

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”

~ Lao Tzu in the Tao de Ching

Even just five minutes outdoors during the working day can give your whole system a break, and refresh your brain.“

Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.

~ Isabel Allende
Wisdom Archive

To write is to descend, to excavate, to go underground.

~ Anais Nin
Wisdom Archive

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

~ Maya Angelou

Pay attention to what they tell you to forget.

~ Muriel Ruckeyser
Wisdom Archive

If a mind is just a few pounds of blood, urea, and electricity, how does it manage to contemplate itself, worry about its soul, do time-and-motion studies, admire the shy hooves of a goat, know that it will die, enjoy all the grand and lesser mayhems of the heart?
~ Diane Ackerman
Wisdom Archive

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you;
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want;
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.

~ Rumi

Testimonials

Thank you, Anne. I am amazed how quickly you can turn this around. Meeting you online and receiving your guidance has been great! I so appreciate your help.”

RB

Thanks for being my rock!”

BL

Just looked at your suggestions – YES! It’s just what I needed! Perfect! Thank you… Thank you… Thank you… “

JW

Anne Carley, of Chenille Books, has provided the wisdom, experience, and roadmap to move a manuscript into published book form. I am sincerely grateful and in awe of her kind guidance and phenomenal expertise and know that she is a quiet jewel in this arena. —Leigh B. Grossman, MD, author, The Parent’s Survival Guide to Daycare Infections

L Grossman

You make me feel I am better than I believe I am.”

DL

I clearly see your role during this critical period of Platform Building. There is so much to consider in terms of timing, and we know your support will be invaluable to a successful launch. Can’t wait to continue!”

BL

Anne Carley rocks!! … excellent services, delivered with insight, clarity, and encouragement.”

BH

In one brief consultation, Anne shifted my perspective on self-publishing, helping me to understand it as a valuable tool for advocacy and outreach. She began by asking me a deceptively simple, exceptionally useful question: “What do you want to do with this book?” —Christina Wulf, author, Hear All The Bells

C Wulf

Anne is one of those special people who can hear the unspoken things we say when we’re exploring our career, project, or personal journeys. She is able to reflect back to me wisdom I didn’t know I had, along with hard-earned but gently-delivered wisdom of her own.”

CE Cameron

Anne M Carley is the unsung hero of this project. In one year she has become a trusted coach, ally to the cause, and right hand to the book in every regard. Her support and know-how also helped subdue the forces of anti-nature and “woo commerce” so that I could realize this franchise. Her assistance to me as a client has been immeasurable.”

Zack Bonnie

I am feeling comforted by your support, rather than being overwhelmed.”

RB

If you’re an aspiring or published author with a manuscript languishing on the back burner, like I was, Anne Carley at Chenille Books is your go-to girl. She will light a fire under you and come up with realistic deadlines and a workflow that is organized and doable.”

Bobbie Jo Lieberman

I would describe Anne as a compassionate, understanding, able, unassuming yet highly intelligent lady who is also an excellent teacher. Anne of Chenille Books took me from a place of frustration and despair to where I wanted to be. Now that I am there I can rest assured, knowing that I can always call Anne to help me with future problems as they arise.”

Christine Ballard

Heartfelt thanks to a terrific editor and planner!!”

Bobbie Jo Lieberman

You provide Quality Assurance for my content….I would have never caught these errors or style nuances. Thank you Anne.”

CV

Anne hears order and sees solutions in a jumble of ideas and half-thoughts–which is always how my most important meanderings emerge.”

CEC

You keep me accountable when there are other demands on my time.”

CV

Now I believe in angels! I AM SO EXCITED!”

CB

Her advice doesn’t seem like the typical “do this, do that,” advice because Anne’s approach is subtle and full of insight. I sense her deep respect both for where I am–now–and where I have the potential to be, and that allows me to “be here now” but also to dream big.”

CE Cameron

It is a challenge to write and produce work that stands up to the critics! Yet, the folks at Chenille Books provide assistance and feedback at every stage of a project. From editing to self-publishing, you will find Chenille Books to be helpful. If there are two aspects of collaboration that stand out, I would pick out the coaching and the quality assurance. The coaching helps you in the creative process of becoming a better writer. The quality assurance protects your image and reputation by t…

Charlie Van Hecke

Many, many thanks for the careful reading, the line edits and all the notes. I appreciate the time and diplomacy this work requires.”

ML

I am having more fun and looking forward to the finished products.”

RB

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