The horizon leans forward…
…offering us space to place new steps of change.
My book proposal is done. After four attempts over the last 15 months, I've finally moved passed the developmental editing stage. I completed line edits last night. I guess this means that the next step is getting my manuscript on the desks of acquisition editors. This is pretty exciting — and the timing is particularly good with Dre and I house hunting right now. An advance from a publisher would definitely help with our down payment. Thanks to all of you who've pitched in with ideas, support, and suggestions over the last year. I'm sure I'll be asking for more as things move forward.
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About Ariel Meadow Stallings
Author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives, loves, and dorks out hard in Seattle, WA.







esther said
Wow! that is so awesome. Very nice bennies. Congratulations on the book proposal!
shelley said
Knock 'em dead, Ariel. You've got the stuff to teach them all a thing or two,
yara said
when you're coming down for the indoctrination, you should drop us a line so ben can say hi again and we can finally meet. congrats on both fronts! it's been really inspiring to read how dedicated you are to the book writing and i'm glad to see you've made it through the process.
Jessica said
Those are "literally" some nice benefits.
(Especially the netflix). Do you need an intern?