Comments on: Please help me choose a subtitle for my book

By: Bob Weisenberg

Bob Weisenberg — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:56:55 +0000

Thanks for writing Erika.

By: Erika

Erika — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:49:10 +0000

I liked the wonder of being alive one but the cosmic joy would also work. Thanks for visiting my blog and for directing me here.

warmly,
Erika

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:10:54 +0000

I think that you should call the book, “The Wonder of Being Alive” and let “Yoga Demystified” be the optional subtitle since yoga is just the tool we use. My feeling is that more potential/new yogi/yoginis would be snagged by living their lives fully by whatever means possible. Food for thought. You’ll probably come up with something even better than that. Good luck with your book!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:18:47 +0000

Hi Bob,
I like the wonder of being alive…rings so true for me.

By: Elize

Elize — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:19:23 +0000

I am most attracted to “the Wonder of Being Alive” and “Each Moment a Precious Diamond”… both subtitles invoke a sense of the ordinary feeling extraordinary, as if seemingly mundane existence can feel charged & electric… if attracting people who may be curious about yoga but feel somehow intimidated/threatened/put off by some of the “esoteric”, etc connotations with it, a subtitle that allows the reader to feel that the ordinary is special & within comprehension may be the way to go….

By: Donna Freeman

Donna Freeman — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:25:30 +0000

I vote for the wonder of being alive – I disagree with no use of a subtitle. As an author you need a subtitle to provide more information for potential buyers. Those who know Bob and his writing understand the Yoga Demystified. The masses may require further enticements to pick up the book and purchase it. With my book Once Upon a Pose – it definitely required a subtitle with clarification therefore “A Guide to Yoga Adventure Stories for Children” but it took about a month of coming up with various options before this one stuck.

Best of luck
http://www.yogainmyschool.com/book/

By: emma

emma — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:26:56 +0000

i once had a teacher who said, “brevity is the key to successful communication.” so… i agree :)

By: Brooks Hall

Brooks Hall — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:26:23 +0000

Hi Bob.

Since you asked… I realized, as I was commenting over at YogaforCynics post about your e-book, that the title troubles me. I don’t want my yoga demystified. It is my belief that peoples yoga practices are very personal and unique to them. We each have to discover for ourselves what yoga is for us. Yoga is experiential. Words can’t and shouldn’t attempt to demystify what is beyond words.

I liked reading your playful and lighthearted e-book. The title was a bit heavy, that’s all.

Thanks for sharing this lengthy offering about your yoga experience.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:23:16 +0000

I agree with keeping it simple, yoga demystified is enough for me too, “the art of cosmic joy” points to myth to me again.. “the wonder of being alive” sounds a little simpler, and I prefer that one, and the last one “Each moment a precious Diamond” throws in new images… I prefer the title with no subtitle… OR, if a subtitle must be had, then something that points to why is it demystified, as in “because it does not have to be complicated”, or “because yoga is simple”, or “because you can do yoga in the subway”… these are just brain storming actually not actual subtitle suggestions. Good luck with this!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:25 +0000

I like simplicity when it comes to things yoga related. Yoga Demystified is the title that would grab my attention – and keep it.