Adrianne Carley
Fantasy author. Mythology expert. Sculptor & painter. AI-augmented pantser.
How Adrianne Carley Went From Part-Time Pantser to Full-Time Production
The Life Adrianne Built
A prolific author with seven books published, plus a farm, a family, and a full visual-arts career. Her writing life was powered by inspiration—but constrained by reality.
What Stood in the Way
Limited writing time. Years of pantsing herself into corners. Lost time rewriting chapters. End-of-book overhauls that ate weeks because she'd discover hanging plot threads too late.
"I used to write myself into corners all the time. Fixing those mistakes cost days or weeks."
She needed a tool that respected her discovery-writer brain, stopped her from derailing, and helped her turn chaotic creative bursts into finished books—without the crash afterward.
Plotdrive became the pantser's safety system and her most reliable creative partner.
Instead of going down rabbit holes, she now tests ideas before committing. The AI catches problems before she leaves each chapter—hanging plot threads, continuity gaps, structural issues. No more discovering them at the end of a draft and facing a major overhaul.
"Sometimes AI says, 'That's great, but have you considered…' And suddenly I see problems I never even thought of."
The developmental editing step didn't disappear—it got compressed into real-time feedback. No waiting weeks for an editor. No separate revision pass. By the time she finishes a draft, it's down to final touches, not still moving clay around.
The Button System
Adrianne is a button architect. Every project ships with its own toolkit:
Go
Flexible "do-what-I-say" tool that lets her write freely while AI removes all friction
Write It
Project-specific writing instructions baked in
Story Bible
Continuity reference on demand
Brainstorm
Highlight text and discuss (not write—think through)
Fix It
Revision prompts tuned to project voice
Her rule: if she does something more than 3–4 times, it becomes a one-click AI tool.
"I'm a button fanatic. Buttons save me from rewriting instructions all day. They make Plotdrive mine."
She still writes as a discovery author—but the system keeps her from veering off cliffs.
The Impact
Adrianne juggles a farm, family, and a visual arts career. She might only get two writing days a week. Plotdrive makes every session count.
Ghostwriting on Deadline
When Adrianne started taking ghostwriting contracts, she put Plotdrive to the professional test: 80,000-word novels on 30-day delivery cycles.
She delivered. The books are performing well in market.
This isn't hobbyist output. It's commercial production on deadline—the kind agencies bill for.
For her own projects: paranormal novellas in two weeks when she's focused. A monster epic fantasy she's been building in fits and spurts will be done by end of January.
What She Achieved
Up to 10,000 words per day, 80% clean on the first pass. Can write again the next day instead of crashing. No more writing blocks that stall projects. No more multi-day rewrites. No more end-of-book overhauls. Able to juggle art fairs, farm work, and family life. Drafting becomes faster, lighter, more fun. Went from part-time writer to full-time production.
"AI always knows what kind of feedback I want. And if it doesn't, I can say 'No dude, that's not it,' without any social friction."
The Sustainability Factor
The number that doesn't show up on a spreadsheet but changes everything:
"I don't feel so tired and drained at the end of the day. I enjoy doing this, and it makes it a whole different ballgame. I can write day in and day out and don't feel like I need to take a break from it."
The Takeaway
"Plotdrive doesn't turn pantsers into plotters. It turns pantsers into finishers."