A M (Anne) Carley, author of FLOAT Cards for Writers (Chenille Books 2017) and FLOAT • BECOMING UNSTUCK FOR WRITERS (Be Well Here 2016), knows both sides of the ‘becoming unstuck’ experience: as a writer and as a coach who guides authors through their nonfiction writing projects. In her work and in her publications, Anne curates best practices for overcoming challenges in writing. Useful as a quick fix, or as a longer practice in writerly awareness, the FLOAT book begins with this epigraph: Becoming Unstuck: Trust yourself. Use simple tools. Honor your wisdom. Connect with the clan of writers. Find your strength.

BIOGRAPHY
Always an enthusiastic reader, as a young adult Anne fell in love with hot lead, publishing, and writing when she edited her high school newspaper. In college she instigated Dial a Bedtime Story, a low-tech effort to calm down distressed fellow students by reading them her original stories over the phone.
Her success as an independent arts consultant in New York City derived from her ability to craft agreements among artists, collectors, and arts institutions. She studied law at NYU in order to do this more thoroughly.
During law school, an article based on her research on conceptual and minimal art appeared in ArtForum magazine, which led to more speaking and writing opportunities on topics in the arts, law, and technology.
After moving from New York to Charlottesville, Virginia, Anne established Chenille Books, where she provides creative coaching and develops books with nonfiction authors. Turning to creative nonfiction and fiction, she co-founded a local writer group.
As a creative coach and manuscript development consultant, Anne works closely with authors to complete, polish, and share their books with their readers. She has recently appeared on panels at the Virginia Festival of the Book, the Virginia Writers Club Annual Symposium, and the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. She is grateful to have been a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) as a writer (2016) and composer (2008 and 2012).

PRIOR WORK
• FLOAT • BECOMING UNSTUCK FOR WRITERS (Be Well Here, 2016)
• Editor’s Preface, Zack Bonnie’s Dead, Insane, or in Jail: A CEDU Memoir (Not with the Program, 2015).
• NPR affiliate WVTF, Roanoke, VA: “Candle,” a radio essay, 2013.
• Blog entries at amcarley.com, chenillebooks.com, annecarley.com, baccaliterary.com.
• Editor’s Introductions, Biographical Notes, multiple publications from Brasstown Press, 2011-2015.
• Lyrics to hundreds of original songs. Some texts appear at annecarley.com.
• Virginia Educational Leadership: “Kid Pan Alley,” 2007. Article about Paul Reisler’s Kid Pan Alley program, bringing songwriting into the primary classroom. See www.amcarley.com.
• The Arts4All Newsletter, online magazine,1999-2004). Founding editor and contributing writer of essays on the arts, technology, and education. For a partial list of essays, see: www.amcarley.com.
• The NonProfit Times: “Gift Horses: The Offer that Can Be Refused,” 1999.
• New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal: “Trailblazing the Internet” 1998.
• New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal: “Who's Afraid of the Internet?” 1997.
• Estate Planning Magazine, “When Art and Collectibles Are Property of an Estate,” 1994.
• ArtForum Magazine: “Slant - Anne M. Carley and Amy Baker Sandback on Moral Right,” 1991.