Nancy Evertz's Great List of Elevator Pitch Adjectives

 Elevator Pitches ADJECTIVES Nancy Evertz W/A Nan Dixon 

Abandoned	Bland	Complacent	Deviant	Exciting	Grandiose
Absolute	Bluestocking	Complaining	Devious	Exhibitionist	Gregarious
Accident prone	Boastful	Compliant	Devoted	Exploitative	Grieving
Active	Bohemian	Compulsive	Dictatorial	Explosive	Grumpy
Adaptable	Boisterous	Confident	Disagreeable	Expressive	Guarded
Addictive	Bold	Conforming	Disappointed	Exquisite	Guilty
Adorable	Bored	Congenial	Discouraged	Extrovert	Gullible
Adventurous	Bossy	Conservative	Disenchanted	Family-oriented	Handsome
Adventurous	Brainy	Considerate	Disgruntled	Famous	Happy
Afraid	Brave	Contemplative	Disillusioned	Fanciful	Hard-headed
Aggressive	Broken	Controlling	Disorganized	Fast-living	Hard-working
Agitated	Brusque	Conventional	Dogmatic	Fearful	Harsh
Agreeable	Bullying	Cooperative	Do-gooder	Feminine	Hateful
Alert	Calm	Coy	Dominant	Fickle	Headstrong
Aloof	Calm	Creative	Domineering	Fierce	Healthy
Ambiguous	Capable	Critical	Dramatic	Fiery	Heartless
Ambitious	Career-oriented	Cultured	Dull	Flakey	Helpful
Amusing	Careful	Damaged	Dutiful	Flamboyant	Helpless
Anal	Careless	Dangerous	Eager	Flexible	Heroic
Analytical	Caring	Daring	Easily Influenced	Flighty	Home-body
Angry	Casual	Dazzling	Easygoing	Flirtatious	Hopeful
Cautious	Debonair	Eccentric	Focused	Hopeless
Anxious	Charismatic	Deceitful	Effective	Forceful	Hostile
Apathetic	Cheerful	Deceptive	Efficient	Forgetful	Hot-headed
Approachable	Childish	Dedicated	Embarrassed	Formal	Humble
Arrogant	Clingy	Defeated	Emotionless	Friendly	Humiliated
Artistic	Clumsy	Deferential	Empathetic	Frightened	Hurt
Assertive	Coarse	Delightful	Enchanting	Frugal	Hypnotic
Athletic	Cold	Demanding	Energetic	Frustrated	Icy
Attention seeking	Cold	Demonic	Enraged	Fulfilled	Imaginative
Attractive	Collaborative	Dependent	Enthusiastic	Fun-loving	Imperious
Authoritative	Combative	Depressed	Envious	Gentle	Impotent
Beautiful	Comforting	Desirable	Escapist	Giving	Impractical
Beguiling	Commitment-phobic	Destroyed	Esteemed	Glamorous	Impulsive
Belligerent	Compassionate	Detached	Ethical	Gleeful	Independent
Bewildered	Compelling	Determined	Evasive	Goodhearted	Indifferent
Bitter	Competitive	Devastating	Excitable	Good-natured	Ineffective

Ineffectual	Malicious	Overbearing	Renegade	Sinful	Traditional	Withdrawn
Inflexible	Manipulative	Overprotective	Repulsive	Socially inept	Trapped	Witty
Informal	Masculine	Overwhelmed	resentful	Soft	Traumatized	Worried
Infuriating	Mature	Overwhelming	Reserved	Solitary	Treacherous
Inhibited	Mean	Panicked	Resourceful	Sophisticated	Troubled
Injured	Meek	Panicky	Respectful	Sparkling	Trusted
Innocent	Melodramatic	Passive	Restrained	Spirited	Trusting
Insecure	Merciless	Peaceful	Rich	Stable	Trust-worthy
Minimalist	perfectionist	Rigid	Stable	Ultrasensitive
Intelligent	Miserable	Perplexing	Risk-adverse	Status-seeking	Unambitious
Intolerant	Modest	Persistent	Risk-taking	Steady	Unassertive
Intriguing	Moody	Pessimistic	Rogue	Stingy	Unattached
Introverted	Moral	Phobic	Rootless	Strong	Unattractive
Intuitive	Motivated	Phony	Rough	Strong-willed	Unaware
Irrational	Mysterious	Placid	Rude	Stubborn	Unaware
Irrepressible	Naïve	Poor	Ruthless	Suave	Uncompromising
Irresistible	Narcissistic	Popular	Sadistic	Submissive	Underachiever
Irresponsible	Negative	Positive	Sarcastic	Suicidal	Understanding
Irritable	Nervous	Powerful	Secretive	Superficial	Unethical
Isolated	Neurotic	Powerless	Secure	Supportive	Unhappy
Jealous	Nonconformist	Precise	Seductive	Suspicious	Unhealthy
Nostalgic	Preoccupied	Self-absorbed	Sweet	Unpredictable
Jolly	Nosy	Pressured	Self-assured	Sympathetic	Unruffled
Judgmental	Nurturing	Private	Self-blame	Talented	Unsociable
Justice-seeking	Obedient	Problem-solver	Self-deprecating	Temperamental	Unstable
Kind	Obliging	Productive	Self-destructive	Tempting	Unstable
Lazy	Oblivious	Promiscuous	Self-hatred	Tense	Upset
Liberal	obnoxious	Protective	Self-indulgent	Terrified	Uptight
Listless	Obsessed	Proud	Self-reliant	Territorial	Vain
Lively	Obsessive	Psychotic	Self-starter	Thick-skinned	Vengeful
Lonely	Old-fashioned	Quiet	Self-sufficient	Thoughtful	Warm
Lovable	Optimistic	Realistic	Sensitive	Thoughtless	Weak
Loving	Orderly	Rebellious	Sentimental	Thrill seeker
Loyal	Organized	Reckless	Serious	Timid	Wealthy
Lucky	Ostentatious	Red-hot	Shallow	Tolerant	Wide-eyed
Macho	Outgoing	Rejected	Shy	Tormented	Wild
Magical	Over-achieving	Reliable	Simplistic	Tortured	Winsome

The Waiting Game Begins

Debra shares the beginning of a manuscript.

I'm a bit pressed for time today, so I'm going to share the elevator pitch and the first page or so of the manuscript that is in my editor's hands right now.


Title:

"Family Secrets"

Pitch:

A young play-by-the-rules widow falls for her commitment shy ex-brother-in-law and discovers breaking those rules can be exhilarating, until getting caught threatens to cost her the only family she's ever known.

Beginning:

Chapter One
“Why didn’t you call me?”
The bold words took Erika Garrett by surprise. But no more so than the man standing on her doorstep who had uttered them. She gazed up at him. An errant lock of dark hair fell over one eyebrow, daring her to reach up and brush it back. His chiseled features bore a dark, even tan, evidence of his outside work in the summer. A hint of stubble shadowed his jaw and made him look sexy as hell. Warm brown eyes crinkled at the corners when he smiled.
Chase Stewart was as gorgeous as ever.
“Hello, Erika.” Once again the deep timbre of his familiar voice washed over her, and she stared, caught up in the penetrating gaze of the man who evoked such powerful memories.
“Chase. What are you doing here?” She couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen him. What was he doing on her doorstep?
Instead of answering the question, he asked one of his own. “It’s hot as blazes out here today. May I come in?”
She hesitated. But then, as if to underscore his words, a blast of hot air hit her like the heat from an open oven. The scorching heat from the afternoon sun poured into the house. Nothing like a Midwest summer to make you feel like a fried egg. It had been so hot this year, the evening news had done a story on kids literally frying them on the sidewalk. And it was only June.
“Well, I guess there’s no use cooling the outside.” The air conditioning bill would be high enough anyway. She stepped back and opened the door wider.
Chase stood in the foyer of the historic row home and studied her as she closed the door. “You look terrific.”
“Thanks.” She self-consciously touched the curling locks she’d pinned to the top of her head in an effort to control the humidity’s effect on them. She adjusted the slim strap of her tank top, and then smoothed her palms over her shorts.
He looked terrific, too. But, then again, he always did. Had she always been turned on by men in jeans and work boots? Not to mention white T-shirts that drew attention to the muscles beneath. A blush heated her cheeks and she looked away. Had he noticed her staring?



So now it's a waiting game. My editor read the synopsis I sent, requested the full, and the fate of this book is in her hands. Wish me luck!

Until next time,

Happy Reading!

Debra
www.debrastjohnromance.com