…offering us space to place new steps of change.
Two things happening right now:
#1: I’ve accepted the offer to sign on permanently at work. This means I’m eligable for very exciting benefits like full health, dental and vision coverage for both me and the little man at home, as well as a free bus pass, free Netflix, free movie tickets, free passes to the happiest places on earth, and even a free trip to LA to visit my friends (actually, I’ll be there to complete Mouse Indoctrination Training, but I’m allowed to schedule my flight to fit in a weekend with friends before my 48-hour liquid diet of corporate Kool-Aid).
#2: 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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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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esther
March 18th, 2005 at 4:26 pm
Wow! that is so awesome. Very nice bennies. Congratulations on the book proposal!
shelley
March 18th, 2005 at 10:07 pm
Knock ‘em dead, Ariel. You’ve got the stuff to teach them all a thing or two,
yara
March 18th, 2005 at 10:48 pm
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
March 19th, 2005 at 4:34 pm
Those are “literally” some nice benefits.
(Especially the netflix). Do you need an intern?