{"id":6094,"date":"2012-04-15T20:15:51","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T01:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:00:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T13:00:32","slug":"pitch-your-book-to-life-contest-feedback-on-a-few-we-missed-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2012\/04\/pitch-your-book-to-life-contest-feedback-on-a-few-we-missed-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitch Your Book to Life Contest: Feedback on a Few We Missed and…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your Book Writing Coach Lisa Tener<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whoops, As I reviewed the inspiring entries in our Pitch Your Book to Life Contest<\/a><\/strong>, I realized that a few did not make it onto the blog. So, here is my feedback on several more inspiring and terrific entries.<\/p>\n

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Title:\u00a0The Cheater Whisperer: Inside the Minds of the Unfaithful<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
by Abby Rodman<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Pitch:\u00a0According to some statistics, nearly 80 percent of married men have cheated on their spouses. The percentage of women isn’t far behind. As a psychotherapist, I have years of specialized experience working with the unfaithful. Why do people cheat? What drives their behaviors? What makes it so hard for them to stop? This book takes a unique look at the struggles of the cheater and the existential crisis that inevitably comes with the decision to be unfaithful. Victims of infidelity will gain knowledge and perspective on their partner’s behaviors. This is an eye-opening look at the feel good\/feel bad world of the cheater. It also explores why, largely due to technology, infidelity is America’s new epidemic…and why we need a cure.<\/div>\n
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Abby, this is a very compelling concept. I think I\u2019d like to see the word “psychotherapist” in the title, because it gives us a sense of whose perspective. While <\/span><\/strong>The Cheater Whisperer<\/span><\/span><\/em>is somewhat catchy, there\u2019s a way we\u2019ve heard \u201cwhisperer\u201d before\u2014a one word title might be even more catchy and fresher. Also, the book shares why we need a cure, but does it offer some insights into cures? Readers may find that especially compelling.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Title: \u00a0Come Alive Inside Out: A Practical and Fresh Outlook on Perspective and Choice <\/em><\/strong><\/span>by\u00a0Karen Myers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pitch:\u00a0<\/strong>The problem today is people\u2019s lives have become increasingly empty \u2013 they are doing more, \u2018feeling\u2019 less and struggle with finding meaningful purpose in their lives. Written for the spiritual novice and filled with personal anecdotes and resources throughout, this simple yet inspiring book guides the reader to unlock their inner power by \u2018choosing\u2019 how to view their life experiences while controlling what they can and letting go of what they can\u2019t. Using her term \u2018Perspective Specs\u2019, Karen illustrates how readers can improve their \u2018internal\u2019 environment simply by modifying the lens inside themselves rather than seeking outside sources for the fulfillment they desire. Throughout the book, the reader is guided through stories whereby the ultimate choice is defining ALIVE as simply existing or defining it as full of energy, spirit and purpose. Through awareness and understanding that one\u2019s perspective is a choice, readers are transformed inside out.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Karen, I like the title. I\u2019d like to see the subtitle be more benefits oriented\u2014what will readers get out of this book. Your pitch is more clear, but title doesn\u2019t quite tell us enough. Also, being familiar with the stories in your book, I know there’s some great humor there–let that come across in your pitch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Title:\u00a0143 Bridge Street<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
by Sheila Sullivan<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Pitch<\/strong>:\u00a0All American girl, an idyllic seaside community, surrounded by family and friends – suddenly and stunningly her life is forever changed by the discovery of her beloved mother dead. Her life moves on without her.A marriage and pregnancy produce the most glorious period in her young life yet postpartum depression and psychosis, hospitalizations, drugs and shock treatments lead her on a path seeking truth.She meets an irresistible handsome stranger on a bus, tattooed, redneck, an unlikely suitor that unpredictably triggers trauma that will lead her to the truth.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sheila, this sounds intriguing. It certainly draws me in to want to know more. Is it fiction or nonfiction?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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I think we’ve got everyone now. If you’ve entered the contest and you haven’t seen feedback on your book on the blog, please do let me know! Now it’s time for voting. Please vote<\/a><\/strong>, tell your friends to vote and please spread the word on Facebook, though e-mail. However, you can! Thanks.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whoops, As I reviewed the inspiring entries in our Pitch Your Book to Life Contest, I realized that a few did not make it onto the blog. So, here is my feedback on several more inspiring and terrific entries. Title:\u00a0The Cheater Whisperer: Inside the Minds of the Unfaithful by Abby Rodman Pitch:\u00a0According to some statistics,…  Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1678,1,27,42],"tags":[1104,1107,1106,1108],"class_list":{"0":"post-6094","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-book-publicity","8":"category-how-to-write-a-book","9":"category-more","10":"category-writing-challenges","11":"category-writing-secrets","12":"tag-book-contest","13":"tag-book-pitch","14":"tag-book-pitch-contest","15":"tag-pitch-your-book","16":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6094"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279272,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6094\/revisions\/279272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}