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Tired of feeling like you're failing at motherhood?
Create a simple weekly routine that gives you back your time, energy, and sanity.
Inside The Calm Mama Method, I'll walk you through my 3-step framework to go from overwhelmed and running on empty to organised and actually enjoying your days.
Tired of feeling like you're failing at motherhood?
How to go from brilliant-but-stuck to achieving your creative edge...
An easy to follow, go at your own pace framework to journey from aspiring writer to empowered & published. No cringey jargon. No pressure. Your DRAFT Plan is the process of making space and taking time to think, ponder, reflect and distill down your idea, refine it and start to map out a strategy to become not only a successful, published author, but an Author-Entrepreneur.
Tired of feeling like you're failing at motherhood?
Create a simple weekly routine that gives you back your time, energy, and sanity.
Inside The Calm Mama Method, I'll walk you through my 3-step framework to go from overwhelmed and running on empty to organised and actually enjoying your days.
Stop me if this is you...
Hoarding character sketches, bits of dialogue, photos, quotes and book titles in the tech junk drawers of life. Scrambling like a maniac when starting a new project and can't find where you put "that perfect sketch" to add in.
You feel stuck with a pile of half-formed ideas and the fog of "I don't know where to start" so you start following writers on social media
And now you're bombarded by "7 steps to THIS" and "Do These 3 Things RIGHT NOW", newsletter offers on how to make money as a writer coming out of your ears, and YouTube videos with advice to grow your readership.
You feel guilty for ignoring the growing list of chores, family responsibilities and work demands so you snap your laptop closed and promise to do more thinking and research and come back to it later.
I know that feeling too. So many good ideas in my head and unable to organize them into a clear, compelling manuscript that makes people sit up and take notice. I spent decades writing sparking copy for others and then overwhelmed when I snatched a few minutes for myself and my own writing projects.
I get it. I'm right there with you. You, me & all of us need a jewel box not a junk drawer for our creativity to live in one organized place. That's why I created the Your DRAFT Plan framework and workbooks.
Writing may be solitary, but it should never be isolating or only for celebrities, influencers and those who are already best-selling authors.
INTRODUCING...
Your DRAFT Plan Bundle
Here is how you start organizing your thoughts, research and ideas, distilling down all the good ideas you have into your One Core Idea
and build up into a polished manuscript, going from
brilliant-but-stuck to empowered and published.
Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, this 5-pack of workbooks will take you step-by-step through Your DRAFT Plan: Crafting Your Strategic Edge. You will organize your thoughts and goals, work through brainstorming questions, conduct guided, targeted research that is relevant to you and your characters, and learn to think like an elite athlete, visualizing and mapping out your success for each writing project, whether that is an article, essay, novel, documentary, film script, podcast, etc.
Infinitely reusable.
Always inspiring.
You have one life to live - don't leave it in draft mode!
WE'LL DIVE INTO ALL THIS:
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DISTILL
A Workbook for Distilling Your Expertise Into the One Powerful Idea.
Focused exercises to help you distill your expertise and transform the ideas in your head into one clear, compelling concept that your ideal reader is waiting for. Through this process you will take your manuscript or idea and distill it. We have broken each step of the framework down into its own workbook and journey so you can feel confident and not overwhelmed!
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REFINE
A Workbook for Rewriting & Reassessing so the World Will Read It
Take your manuscript or idea and continue to purify and refine, while also zooming out to see the bigger picture of your whole story. You’ll think deeply about how you can refine, reassess, rewrite and repeat (and repeat, repeat, repeat!) that transforms simple words into a golden concoction ready for the world to read.
Not at the Refining stage of a manuscript yet? Skip over to Aspire and come back to this one when you are ready!
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ASPIRE
A Workbook for Going from the Aspiring Author to the Elite Athlete Mindset for
Publishing Success
Now, you'll learn to think and act like an elite athlete. Visualize the goal. Map out a plan to achieve it. Find your team to support you. Learn to focus on yourself and what you need to do to get ready for the marathon that is getting published! We’ll start to think about the business of writing: positioning it for agents, publishers and
readers to connect with in sublime and mystical ways.
04
FIND
A Workbook for Finding Your Author-Entrepreneur Brand, Identity & Platform
We’ll drill down further into the business of writing and get you thinking about yourself as a business and a brand. Insightful questions help you brainstorm all the options for connecting with your readers, gaining new ones and...making money!!!
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TRANSFORM
A Workbook for Transforming Your Writing Into a Business & Your Freedom
Transforming your writing career into an entrepreneurial enterprise equals freedom. The freedom to write on your timetable, take care of your family, volunteer in your community or organize your life however you choose. We’ll wrap up loose ends and focus on connecting all the work you’ve done so far to how it culminates in achieving the ultimate goal: using your writing to build a life of impact and freedom, much like an athlete leveraging their talent into a thriving career.
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Keep It Going
Simple systems to stay on track when life gets messy (because it will).
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"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
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Crafting Success
31 Days of Writing Prompts,FREE with purchase of this bundle
Value $12.95
Keep the creativity going and expand your writing horizons with 31 writing prompts and pages for "Your Strategic Reserve" a place to pin notes, thoughts, quotes, sketches and more.
60 minute complimentary call
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Your DRAFT Plan Bundle
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3 pages per day of the focus for the day, goal setting, thought-provoking questions and guided research and writing prompts, plus "Your Personal Reserve" pages for all your notes...creating an all-in-one organized jewel box of creativity instead of a tech junk drawer.
Some of my coaching - for free! Turn your scattered ideas into a clear, doable manuscript and plan for publishing and entrepreneurial success.
Special discounts on my coaching and editing services
Value. Print out as many copies of these workbooks as you like! Print out one for each project.
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I'm Carrie Ann
I believe every aspiring writer deserves a mentor & cheerleader in their corner. I’ve been there! In 2005, I had the great honor of being accepted to the Aspen Summer Words Writer’s Program, and while I did publish my novel Click just over a year later, it sure would have been a better journey and much more enjoyable if I’d had a mentor for the whole journey and not just one week! (Although...if you ever get the chance to spend a week in Aspen in the summer do it!)
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"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
Instead of constantly reacting, I finally have a rhythm that works for my family. I feel calmer and so much more in control.
- NAME HERE
"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
Instead of constantly reacting, I finally have a rhythm that works for my family. I feel calmer and so much more in control.
- NAME HERE
"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
Instead of constantly reacting, I finally have a rhythm that works for my family. I feel calmer and so much more in control.
- NAME HERE
"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
Instead of constantly reacting, I finally have a rhythm that works for my family. I feel calmer and so much more in control.
- NAME HERE
"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
Instead of constantly reacting, I finally have a rhythm that works for my family. I feel calmer and so much more in control.
- NAME HERE
"This completely changed how my weeks feel."
Instead of constantly reacting, I finally have a rhythm that works for my family. I feel calmer and so much more in control.
- NAME HERE
Ready to stop building someone else’s dream and finally step into your own?
You’ve spent years earning your expertise, reading and researching, and sketching out compelling story ideas. Your expertise and manuscript deserves more than to sit in a folder on your computer, or drawer, or rambling around your head.
This is where the fog of “I have so much to say, where do I even begin?”
becomes one clear, compelling story.
GOT A QUESTION?
What if my project isn't a traditional book?
The Your DRAFT Plan framework is designed for your unique story, whether that becomes a book, an article, podcast, website, or a digital program. We define the right path for your specific goals together and never present you a pre-packaged generic offer.
What if I have questions or get confused?
I am here for you! Reach out to me any time via email: [email protected] and I am happy to answer your questions or set up a complimentary 40-minute Zoom call.
What if I work through all the workbooks and still need help? What's the next step?
I am your active thought partner. You are always encouraged to set up an introductory, complimentary call to tell me about our project and get a personalized coaching plan for your actual manuscript and business strategy, not just another set of videos to watch. If you move forward with coaching, your plan will be tailored to your needs and budget. I never offer pre-packaged, generic coaching contracts.
Do I need to purchase a copy of each workbook for each project I am working on?
No! That is the beauty of digital products! Print a copy for each project and use as many times as you like.
If I work with you as a coach, is this a long-term commitment?
That is completely up to you! I offer month-to-month flexibility and never lock anyone into a long-term contract. You can get the support you need without feeling locked in. We start where you are and move at the pace that makes sense for your life.
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