{"id":452,"date":"2014-03-03T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T15:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robinbotie.com\/blog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2020-02-11T06:58:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T11:58:47","slug":"healing-words-elevator-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robinbotie.com\/blog\/healing-words-elevator-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing Words: Elevator Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Robin<\/a>In Fall to Fly: Life Follows Loss<\/b>, Robin Botie, designer and dreamer in Ithaca, New York, brings her rebellious young adult daughter to life again as she hangs onto her through the wilds of cancer, crying, \u201cYour cancer is my cancer,\u201d and Marika blasts back, \u201cMom, get a life\u201d \u2013 which is exactly what Botie must do on the other side of the journey.<\/p>\n

This is the latest version of my elevator pitch for my book, my premise<\/a>. It\u2019s a one-sentence description that quickly conveys information about the characters, the conflict, stakes and setting. In this fast-paced world, there\u2019s often only a minute to get a message out and get noticed. It\u2019s supposed to be the first line of the query letter I send to get an agent.<\/p>\n

\u201cFall to fly,\u201d my daughter <\/a>wrote in her poem. In her attempt to achieve health, she often had to undergo scary and painful treatments. Now it\u2019s my turn to take the plunge. In order to get my manuscript published, I have to take the next intimidating steps.<\/p>\n

So Tuesday I attended a Women TIES<\/a> seminar in Syracuse. It was to be an easy first step. I\u2019d simply sit in a crowd and listen to speeches about different paths to publishing. But as soon as I entered the conference room I realized I would have to introduce myself.<\/p>\n

OMG. Who am I now? What would I say? Should I draw attention to the loss of my daughter? Could I simply say I\u2019m from Ithaca and I\u2019m writing a memoir? My pulse thundered in my head as I tried to think.<\/p>\n

Suddenly I remembered I had an elevator speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi. I\u2019m Robin Botie from Ithaca. I\u2019ve written a memoir about hanging onto my rebellious young adult daughter through the wilds of cancer, crying, ‘Your cancer is my cancer,’ as she blasts back, ‘Mom, get a life’ \u2013 which is exactly what I must do on the other side of the journey.”<\/p>\n

My heart was still pounding as I sat down. It was the first time I used my premise. It wasn\u2019t perfect and I\u2019m sure I stuttered. But I got it out and my elevator is still climbing:
\nI write and Photoshop about finding life after loss<\/a> because anything\u2019s possible \u2013 even joy.<\/p>\n

The power in putting the mess and the mission of my life into one line is exhilarating.<\/p>\n

What is your elevator speech?<\/p>\n

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