A M Carley, Writer

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Anne M Carley

Selected Publications

The Inadvertent Collector
Ones and Zeroes
Leitmotif - Marfa, Texas, Twenty Years Later
Kid Pan Alley
Innovation Internalized
I Know It When I See It
Gift Horses: The Offer That Can Be Refused
Don't Fence Me In
Cowboys' Lament: Kelly v. ArribaSoft
Collectors and Collections: Why Do They Do It?
Candle Text
Arts Philanthropy in a Tough Political Climate
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#MeToo Book

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“When I let go of what I am,
I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.”

— Lao Tzu

When i let go of what i am LT

“It may take practice, but learning to write freely, uncritically,
is a terrifically useful skill. Risk failing a little bit. In total privacy. Frequently.”

— A M Carley, FLOAT p 73

risk failing AMC

“There is hope in honest error; none in the icy perfections of the mere stylist.”

— Charles Rennie Mackintosh

There is hope in honest error CRM

“Nothing you do will harm other writers. Your good work doesn’t hurt them. Your popularity doesn’t hurt them. Your financial success doesn’t hurt them. Nothing they do harms you, either.”

— A M Carley, FLOAT p 35

nothing you do will harm other writers AMC

“A writer only begins a book.
A reader finishes it.”

— Samuel Johnson

A writer only begins a book SJ

“Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished.”

— Chinese proverb

Were I to await perfection Chinese

“So difficult it is
to show
the various meanings and imperfections
of words
when we have nothing else
but words to do it with.”

— John Locke

So difficult it is to show JL

“The real challenge lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in seeing them with new eyes.”

— Marcel Proust

the real challenge MP

“Sometimes, recognizing that you’re in business
can connect you with the rest of humanity.
Make a phone call.
Meet for coffee.
Talk about your project
and ask about theirs.
Spread the word about your purpose.”

— A M Carley, FLOAT p 143

Sometimes recognizing that you're in business AMC

“Note what irritates you about other writers. What moves you to anger? Ask yourself why you’re angry. Then ask what would need to change for you not to be angry? Your anger is probably sending you a message. What is your anger telling you? Follow the trail and find out.”

— A M Carley, FLOAT p 31

note what irritates you AMC

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