tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post6380266890201361627..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Name that Book!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-69172642778041732282008-12-11T09:32:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:32:00.000-05:00Roy, Dinah, and "Clink", I have some observations ...Roy, Dinah, and "Clink",<BR/><BR/> I have some observations about your podcast to share in the place you are most likely to see it - your book name post.<BR/><BR/> PLEASE stop giving 24 spoilers. Spoilers in a podcast are just wrong - it's hard to fast-forward and drive simultaneously.<BR/><BR/> The dogs barking, cellphones ringing etc I can live with. Also - I don't think grammarian is a word. But PLEASE stop just thinking aloud e.g "Spellcheckers have really saved my life. Or have they made me lazy? Oh well. Hmmmm".<BR/><BR/>You are doctors doing a podcast. Interrupting each other by raising your voice is quite annoying. So is discussing the quality of skype/tweeter/twitter etc. Try and make your voices a little livelier if you can - plaintive voices make me switch off.<BR/><BR/> After listening to 6 podcasts I think I have figured out your personalities and have a few "anon-archetypes" (cf Jung!) for you to consider:<BR/><BR/>1. Roy - into computers. Probably dating a psychologist - or someone from work. Probably quite gangly, a little clumsy. Sees himself as quirky and off-beat but not really.<BR/><BR/>2. Dinah - very mumsy. Like a person involved in home industries - bakes cookies (probably with a little dog hair). I'm getting a real dishevelled hair in a bun half-moon specs vibe. Borderlines love you.<BR/><BR/>3. Clink. Controlled. The cleverest of the three but not of your year at medschool. Works hard at knowing things - studying is not effortless for you. Dominant. <BR/><BR/>As a patient in therapy you certainly are a lot more casual than my terating doctor who maintains rather firm boundaries.<BR/><BR/>anyhoo,<BR/><BR/>Patient AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-16120228770181969122008-12-11T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:15:00.000-05:00Psychobabble: The incoherent ramblings of a geek (...Psychobabble: The incoherent ramblings of a geek (Roy), a mildly interesting and butch (Clink) and goofy (Dinah) bunch of therapists for people without access to the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-54987106811847147612008-12-09T12:47:00.000-05:002008-12-09T12:47:00.000-05:00"Shrink's UnWrapped""Shrink's UnWrapped"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-57399467564024513462008-12-06T15:34:00.000-05:002008-12-06T15:34:00.000-05:00I'm with Therapy Patient on this one. Although 'Of...I'm with Therapy Patient on this one. <BR/>Although 'Off the Couch' isn't bad either, especially as modified by Gerbil!jcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736961961261409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-41324907554093226552008-12-06T07:44:00.000-05:002008-12-06T07:44:00.000-05:00BTW, in case anyone is wondering, 90807 is the zip...BTW, in case anyone is wondering, 90807 is the zip code for Long Beach, California.<BR/><BR/>(Probably no one else was wondering, but I like to look up these little details.)Gerbilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908487212760713496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-85552500174194299382008-12-05T09:09:00.000-05:002008-12-05T09:09:00.000-05:00Three Shrinks, one CouchorThe Shrink on the Couch(...Three Shrinks, one Couch<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>The Shrink on the Couch<BR/><BR/>(I like the word shrink in the title, it makes psychiatrists sound more approachable)Ownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808012399153910868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-5113627411814772152008-12-05T04:15:00.000-05:002008-12-05T04:15:00.000-05:00The other side of the couch would be my suggestion...The other side of the couch would be my suggestion, says where you are coming from & would make me want to know more also it's about therapy type things it says what it is, in your intro you can say excatly there isn't even a couch anymore even though people expect there to be!<BR/><BR/>Good luck<BR/><BR/>Oh & Personally I think the only people buying sex with fish would be online, would you really pick it up in a store & take it to pay???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-67737118040193008772008-12-05T00:55:00.000-05:002008-12-05T00:55:00.000-05:00What's the tone of the book going to be? That migh...What's the tone of the book going to be? That might make some difference in what you decide to name it. <BR/><BR/>Will it be conversational, casual, textbookish, (hopefully not too dry; I like the style on your blog). Is the audience the consumer/patient or fellow shrinks or med students or residents?<BR/><BR/>Are you going to use pseudonyms, or will you be forced to use your real names for credibility? I know a physicist who wrote a book about psych meds, but used the nom de plume, "Nom De Plume." I don't think it sold well, due to lack of credibility.<BR/><BR/>If you use your real names, how might that change your participation in the My Three Shrinks blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-19603942619525842152008-12-04T19:54:00.000-05:002008-12-04T19:54:00.000-05:00I don't like Off the Couch either. I agree it soun...I don't like Off the Couch either. I agree it sounds dated and I would like people to get away from connecting the idea of a couch to psychiatry. I had to look through the old posts to see where Sex with a Fish came from and I think that might work. I like Shrink Rap best, but I think there might be a great title out there that hasn't been thought up yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-81907297477331415182008-12-04T11:25:00.000-05:002008-12-04T11:25:00.000-05:00Oh, and to respond to Roy, I actually think Off th...Oh, and to respond to Roy, I actually think Off the Couch does convey what the book is about. While the reality of psychiatry might not have Freud's couch, the pop culture of psychiatry does. I don't think I've ever seen a newspaper cartoon with a psychiatrist that didn't involve the someone lying on a couch. The couch is an indicator that these aren't just two people talking, a clear physical clue of what's going on. I think it makes sense to bring that pop cultural understanding to the book title, especially with it playing with the phrase "off the wall."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165934654993422218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-24933641096413938372008-12-04T11:21:00.000-05:002008-12-04T11:21:00.000-05:00A few more thoughts:What Shrinks ThinkInside Thera...A few more thoughts:<BR/><BR/>What Shrinks Think<BR/>Inside Therapy<BR/>Why Would Anyone Become a Shrink<BR/><BR/>Off the Couch seems dated to me (how many shrinks use a couch any more?)<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-23846362924802656732008-12-04T11:03:00.001-05:002008-12-04T11:03:00.001-05:00Has editor-to-be even seen the blog? 'Cause I can...Has editor-to-be even seen the blog? 'Cause I can't think of a more bland, awful title than "How Psychiatrists Think." Personally, I think it could be a great book, and successful, if marketed correctly. I really hope you're not just gonna go with the first editor that comes along. Have you sent your proposal to any literary agents? Having an agent is a good way to get an editor who will love your work and fight tooth and nail for every penny in marketing.<BR/><BR/>Just the two cents of someone in the biz. ^_^ I prefer Off the Couch, but Sex With Fish would certainly be eye catching.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165934654993422218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-6906526084759291472008-12-04T11:03:00.000-05:002008-12-04T11:03:00.000-05:00(sometimes long titles are the way to go):SHRINK R...(sometimes long titles are the way to go):<BR/><BR/>SHRINK RAP<BR/><BR/>Support ducks, sex with fish, and other ways to annoy your psychiatrist...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-42653372727037932672008-12-04T10:28:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:28:00.000-05:00(This is why I'm not in marketing.) Hey, I was jus...(This is why I'm not in marketing.) Hey, I was just trying to stimulate the creative juices; that doesn't mean I have any :-)<BR/><BR/>My thing against "Off the Couch" is that I don't know what it means, and it doesn't explain what the book is about at a glance. Maybe most people still associate Psychiatry with Freud's couch, but I sure don't and I know a lot of others do not, as well. So it doesn't really speak to me.<BR/><BR/>Hmm, I guess Sex with Fish isn't much better, but it is indeed a catchy title. We'd need a good prologue to explain that one.<BR/><BR/>So, lately, I'm partial to Psychiatry Demystified or How Psychiatrists Think or My Three Shrinks.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735111026336537653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-13539955646500883922008-12-04T01:28:00.000-05:002008-12-04T01:28:00.000-05:00If Off the Couch is a non-starter with the would-b...If Off the Couch is a non-starter with the would-be editor or the publisher, then go for Shrink Think (nice alliteration), Shrink Rap (brand recognition) or My Three Shrinks (podcast tie-in). <BR/><BR/>You say that you don’t think “shrink” will fly in the title. Why so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-53316911660826841902008-12-03T23:31:00.000-05:002008-12-03T23:31:00.000-05:00My choices:1. Shrink RapGREAT title. I have love...My choices:<BR/><BR/>1. Shrink Rap<BR/>GREAT title. I have loved the title from day 1.<BR/><BR/>2. Sex With Fish<BR/>Anyone who saw THAT title would pick the book up! OK. Maybe this is my number 1 choice. Do it! You'd get on talk shows just because of the title! (then sit behind a screen? answer questions via voice modifier? How WILL you hide your identity AND promote this book?)<BR/><BR/>3. My Three Shrinks<BR/>I like that too, plus it TIES IN with your PodCast which is a GOOD thing. <BR/><BR/> I don't really "get" the title Off the Couch. The numbers strike me as zip codes, too, Gerbil. You are writing for the American public not for shrinks, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-4537744176489496982008-12-03T21:52:00.000-05:002008-12-03T21:52:00.000-05:00Off the Wall (I like that).Rach: the book will be...Off the Wall (I like that).<BR/>Rach: the book will be serious. What can I say? Serious is the wrong word, but the punchy stuff works better for a blog.<BR/>Why does everyone like Sex With Fish? <BR/>How about Shrink Tank? or Shrink Think?<BR/>I'm still working on the mind reading concept.<BR/>Mindful; the publisher probably picks the title.....<BR/>Minding our Business....that's not bad.<BR/>I know, Sex with Fish. Yuk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-57046434379722265292008-12-03T21:34:00.000-05:002008-12-03T21:34:00.000-05:00I can’t say I’m thrilled with Roy’s suggestions (s...I can’t say I’m thrilled with Roy’s suggestions (sorry Roy). I think you need a title that will reflect the conversational nature of the book just like Shrink Rap reflects the conversational nature of the issues discussed on the blog. I personally like Off the Couch as it is witty and engaging like the shrink rappers themselves. I would avoid anything with “psychiatry” in the title.<BR/><BR/>If the three shrinks can’t agree on a title, do the majority of the shrinks rule?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-67856142795149913332008-12-03T17:12:00.000-05:002008-12-03T17:12:00.000-05:00Sex with Fish.Sex with Fish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-60952785639755397642008-12-03T14:06:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:06:00.000-05:00How about playing on the commonly held stereotype ...How about playing on the commonly held stereotype about any profession involving the word "psych"...<BR/><BR/>"So... you can read my mind? - Three shrinks admit to what they can, and cannot do [yet]" <BR/><BR/>or something in that sense. I think I would pick up a a book with that title just because I've had people ask me that question a million times and I still find it amusing :)<BR/><BR/>I like "Off the couch", and "Sex with Fish" would definitely DEFINITELY catch my attention since I've only recently found out that something like that exists. I wouldn't expect to read entries from your blog under that title though, it's a bit far fetched. I wouldn't include the word "brain", that's a bit too technical sounding, especially in relation to psychiatry.Ownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808012399153910868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-44516063175374669492008-12-03T13:35:00.000-05:002008-12-03T13:35:00.000-05:00How about:"Psychiatrists: Minding their own Busine...How about:<BR/>"Psychiatrists: Minding their own Business?"<BR/><BR/>I mean that in a nice way though :)<BR/><BR/>LolaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-60760100406017258002008-12-03T12:47:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:47:00.000-05:00Sex with Fish! Sex with fish! Sorry about that ......Sex with Fish! Sex with fish! Sorry about that ... the advantage of My Three Shrinks is brand recognition. I like Plain Talk Psychiatry but maybe that's too plain. Go on, be daring and choose Sex with Fish with the subtitle that explains it. Pretty please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-77109834051366566602008-12-03T12:15:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:15:00.000-05:00How about " 'Can I staff this with you?'-On being ...How about " 'Can I staff this with you?'-On being a psychiatrist".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-10051886493448997062008-12-03T12:11:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:11:00.000-05:00I like off the couch too... I have a feeling this ...I like off the couch too... I have a feeling this is not going to be a serious book, so I don't think it shouldn't have a serious titleRachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897760883997811787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-8109703124272292862008-12-03T11:13:00.000-05:002008-12-03T11:13:00.000-05:00lol. I was gonna say "Sex with fish," too, but Cli...lol. I was gonna say "Sex with fish," too, but Clink and Gerbil beat me to it.<BR/><BR/>I didn't think any of Roy's titles were that catchy (sorry, Roy).<BR/><BR/>I do like Off the Couch, but really, the three of you are more Off the Wall. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com