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And the Winner Is…

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Well, maybe it’s not that dramatic, but I have had several people ask me which choice won the blog poll for the new title of my memoir. It actually was a tie!

The envelope please…

With both obtaining a respectable 27.3%, the winners are:

love.com: 237 First Dates that Changed My Life

Love, Alt, Delete: 237 First Dates that Changed My Life

As some of you remember, I held a contest on my Facebook Page for friends to submit entries for the new title. So the winning title goes to Eric. He’ll receive some goodies from our friends at  Fish Hugger. Fish Hugger has delicious, sustainable salmon, beef and other products that are healthy and good for the environment.

Eric’s title was Love, Alt, Delete (which I love BTW). Since I’m not sure, still, exactly what title and subtitle I’m going with, I’ve decided to give out a runner-up prize to Sherry who submitted Confessions of a Dating Mom. I love that one too, and I may use that in some form or fashion. So Sherry will also receive something yummy!

Thank you everybody who participated. I appreciate your support and ongoing encouragement. I could not do this without each of you! Look for a new poll soon on the blog.

P.S. That’s my TBR pile above! I have a lot of reading to do this summer.

copyright © 2009  Tiia Jones

Voting Won't Make You Look Fat in the Mirror!

The synopsis of my upcoming book follows. This blog post is simple. You are the wonderful supporters who have been there from the beginning. You know me and you know my story. When I went to New York City, the people in “the know” in the publishing world suggested that my memoir might need a new title.

I recently held a title contest on my Facebook Group page and here are the finalists in survey format (poll/survey to the right). I’ve also included the original title because maybe, “It ain’t broke.” Fish Hugger is joining with me to offer delicious prizes to the winner(s) so your vote really counts.

Please vote in the survey for the title you think most effectively describes the book based on the synopsis and also has the most catchy “hook.” Thanks again for your input!

Synopsis

When my daughter asked Santa Claus for a new Daddy, I set out to find her one using Internet dating; two hundred thirty seven first dates later, what she got was a new Mom instead.  My memoir chronicles the lessons this teacher learned from each date and my struggles as a single mom.

Over the course of my odyssey, I was fired from a job for premarital sex, brought up on pornography charges, and gained my independence after an abusive marriage when I received first my Master’s Degree and then my PhD in Education. I was stalked by dangerous men, and had more dating disasters than I care to remember. If the man with the dungeon in his basement, the crack addict, and the man who was really a woman weren’t enough, I have a family who is almost as neurotic as me. And my daughter, Leah, developed a bonafide phobia of the Easter Bunny.

In the end, though, the experiences shaped who I ultimately became. Leah and I both found what really mattered. Internet dating destroyed me and it saved my life.