Book Process
Posted by Ariel · Writing

I am finishing up my book proposal today. You would think that all my years as a copywriter would have prepared me well for selling my ideas, but I'm still finding it a major challege to write about myself in third person. Unable (or unwilling) to escape her parents' worldview, Ariel approaches each community with both idealism and cynicism, ultimately finding pieces of herself and her family hidden through-out the contemporary Left Coast landscape.

Writing a book proposal is akin to composing a personals ad for my brain. Ariel has ideas she'd like to share about culture and our search for community. ISO editor who isn't afraid to dish out the constructive criticism and preferably has good hair and dry sense of humor. If you are Geoff Kloske or just wish you were, please call! Also: bonus points for familiarity with weirdos. Ariel also likes her kung-fu Elvis action figure and walking on the beach.

I'm reminded though of this quote from Super Hero Blessings, sent to me by Paisley:

All of this waiting to feel ready, inspired, strong enough, smart enough. Maybe the writing of the book is in the end what will make us feel ready to write the book, and the blessing of others will make us feel blessed ourselves.

Oh wait. Did I ever actually mention that I've got an opportunity that's encouraging me to move ahead with the first steps of writing a book? All very tentative, but the baby steps are being taken thanks to an old CPC classmate. Perhaps Columbia Publishing Course will pay off some day.