close

Search

Your search term isn't long enough.

close
Joanne Gouaux

Joanne Gouaux

San Francisco, California

Joanne Gouaux is a social entrepreneur and strategist, Mentor to the United Nations Association of San Francisco, and Board Chair of an NGO headquartered in Silicon Valley.

Subscribe 3 subscribers

About the author

Joanne Gouaux is a social entrepreneur, mentor to the United Nations Association of San Francisco, and Board Chair of an NGO dedicated to serving children living in poverty with repeated exposure to toxic stress. She is a contributing wellness writer at Thrive Global where she writes about adapting to change, coping with the unexpected, and applying inner sources of resilience to create a vision and path forward.
6045 followers
View profile

Pre-orders

12

Funded

$240.00

Days left

0

12copies
0 250 500 1000
Success! I’m Not Like You has already sold 12 pre-orders , was pitched to 6 publishers , and is in discussions with publishers .

$20 Enthusiast Package

10 readers

• Signed Paperback Copy
• Ebook
• Free shipping

1 copy + ebook included

Free shipping

$40 Friendship Package

1 reader

• 2 Signed Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• Free shipping

2 copies + ebook included

Free shipping

$200 Friends & Family Package

0 readers

• 10 Signed Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• Free shipping
• Recognized as a supporter in the printed edition
• (2) 30-minute phone consultations with the author

10 copies + ebook included

Free shipping

$300 Friends & Family Bonus Plus Package

0 readers

• 15 Signed Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• Free shipping
• Recognized as a supporter in the printed edition
• (3) 30-minute phone consultations with the author

15 copies + ebook included

Free shipping

$500 Book Club Package

0 readers

• 25 Signed Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• (2) 30-minute phone consultations with the author
• Recognized as a supporter in the printed edition

25 copies + ebook included

$10 shipping

$1000 Big Book Club Package

0 readers

• 50 Signed Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• (2) 1-hour phone consultations with the author
• Book club discussion guide
• Recognized as a supporter in the printed paperback, the commercial release edition, and the final Ebook

*Does not include travel & hotel fees for both author and filmmaker. Limited to travel within the United States unless other arrangements can be agreed upon in advance.

50 copies + ebook included

$15 shipping

$5000 Influencer Patron Package

0 readers

• 250 Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• Recognized as an Official Sponsor in the printed edition
• (2) 1-hour phone consultations with the author
• 2-hour discussion reception at a private event in conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Sarah Gerber*


*Does not include travel & hotel fees for both author and filmmaker. Limited to travel within the United States unless other arrangements can be agreed upon in advance.

250 copies + ebook included

$50 shipping

$10000 Premier Patron Package

0 readers

• 5oo Paperback Copies
• Ebook
• Recognized as an Official Sponsor in the printed edition
• (3) 1-hour phone consultations with the author
• (2) 2-hour discussion receptions at a private event in conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Sarah Gerber*

*Does not include travel & hotel fees for both author and filmmaker. Limited to travel within the United States unless other arrangements can be agreed upon in advance.

500 copies + ebook included

$100 shipping

I’m Not Like You

How Genetics Testing Helps Us Speak Hard Truths, Find Inner Sources of Strength, and Recognize Our Common Humanity

Test results from a simple DNA Ancestry kit revealed an unexpected surprise. I’m Not Like You is a story of self-discovery and the invisible forces that shape our identity.

 Share  Post on X  Threads  LinkedIn  Embed
 pszr.co/yplcO 1474 views
Biography & Memoir
60,000 words
25% complete
5 publishers interested

Synopsis

THE PROBLEM
Your self-concept exists in relationship to the people around you. You define yourself as “someone who belongs to this group,” and easy to access DNA testing among millions of people can confirm or shatter that self-concept, revealing biological facts that raise more questions than answers. If you are a member of a group, there's a natural desire to understand more about who your people are and where you fit in. If you discover that there's more to your story than what you've been told, you can experience grief, a sense of betrayal and a loss of trust along with a choice to explore or ignore the new insight about your biological family members.

THE SOLUTION
I'm Not Like You is told from a relatable voice who faces the unknown, and discovers the unimaginable, and finds a way to cope by embracing the good, accepting the facts, and letting go of the darkness that threatens to destroy her closest relationships. By exploring how young women burdened by poverty, and a lack of job skills make choices about relationships, the book offers a narrative for identity empowerment and social reconstruction. By navigating an unexpected DNA outcome, the story provides a way for others to come to terms with possible inconsistencies between family history and DNA facts.
It's human nature to desire predictability and control. It's also human nature to create and embrace change.

WHY JOANNE?
Learning that the only dad you've ever known is not your biological father and instead is a total stranger to you can be crushing, traumatic and common in the current age of inexpensive and easily accessible genetics testing. The stranger in this story has a troubled past with women and relationships. Learning to view issues from multiple perspectives and arrive at the most reasonable reconciliation of seemingly contradictory information and emotions is a skill that can be developed. This story gives the reader hope and shows that this thinking skill is an essential part of coping with unexpected DNA results in a healthy way.

Sales arguments

  • The price of DNA testing kits has plummeted in the US they're available for less than $100.
  • By the start of 2019, more than 26 million consumers (stakeholders) had added their DNA to four leading commercial ancestry and health databases. At this pace, a handful of companies could potentially hold genetic data of more than 100 million people within a few years. People are looking for ways to come to terms with secrets about their ancestry.
  • I'm Not Like You is a narrative for identity empowerment and social reconstruction. The violence that many women experience is often shaped by dimensions of their identities, such as race and class that are interwoven throughout the story. These dimensions inspire discussion and healthy dialogue. Conversations are an effective way to build stakeholder interest and enthusiasm.
  • Society needs a new way to talk about how we're different and what we have in common. Ignoring differences within groups frequently contributes to tension among groups, even within families. Relatable stories that address racism and sexism and readily intersect in the lives of real people is a way to unravel the destructive tension between groups.

Similar titles

  • The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir Hardcover – September 20, 2016 by Bill Griffeth. I'm Not Like You follows a similar premise. The author takes a DNA test that has an unexpected outcome. Both wade through family secrets. The Stranger in My Genes is written from a male perspective. I'm Not Like You is written from a female perspective and geared toward guiding people through the unexpected; what to do when you don't know what to do.
  • Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA Paperback – September 29, 2017 by Richard Hill. Finding Family is about an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied to him by sealed birth records. I'm Not Like You is about unexpectedly discovering a secret biological father and seven siblings. Both wrestle with how parental decisions and secrets impact their sense of identity. I'm Not Like You is geared toward coping, moderation, finding balance, coupled with hard won wisdom.
  • Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love Hardcover – January 15, 2019 by by Dani Shapiro. Both stories are told from the perspective of woman who receives news that her father is not her biological father and the consequences of that discovery. In Inheritance, the parents are married and seek fertility support. In I'm Not Like You, the parents are married, but the pregnancy is the result of the mother's relationship with her employer. In both stories, the married couples choose not to tell.

Audience

This book is for readers interested in the social impact of easy access to genetic technology, identity politics, and the unforeseeable family crises that arise from exposing hard truths.

5 publishers interested Express interest
1106 Design, LLC logo 1106 Design, LLC

Dear Author,

You worked hard to write your manuscript; finally, it's ready to release. You know that expert assistance is needed, but perhaps you didn’t know that it’s no longer necessary to work with a publisher—especially publishers who charge fees to produce your book upfront and deduct more costs on the back end whenever a book is sold.

1106 Design is an author services company. We provide all the editorial and design services you’d expect from a publisher to turn your manuscript into a market-ready book—editing, cover design, interior layout, proofreading, eBook formatting, and more—at the traditional publisher level. Unlike a publisher, we’ll help you obtain print-on-demand printing and worldwide distribution in your name so that you earn, in most cases, several dollars more for every book sold instead of a measly “royalty.”

We’ll customize a package of services to suit your exact needs at affordable prices ranging from $4,000 to $10,000, depending on your manuscript's word count and complexity. And we’ll manage all the intricacies of book production, so you don’t have to. After this one-time investment, every penny of net revenue from book sales goes directly to you, never to us.

If this sounds like a better way to publish your book, I invite you to browse our services, design samples, no-surprises pricing, outstanding customer reviews, and educational articles at https://1106design.com.

1106 Design has been in business since 2001 and is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. We are a “Highly Recommended Expert” at IngramSpark.com and rated "Excellent" at Alli, The Alliance for Independent Authors, at SelfPublishingAdvice.org.

How can we serve you today?

Sincerely,
Michele DeFilippo, owner

Service publisher

Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Essay, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mythology & Folk Tales, Poetry, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Journalism, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction, Science Fiction & Humour

Worldwide

Atmosphere Press logo Atmosphere Press

250 copies • Partial manuscript.
Atmosphere Press is an independent publisher dedicated to author rights. We publish in all genres and have an exceptional editorial, design, and promotional staff. We stand for Honesty, Transparency, Professionalism, and Kindness. We want our authors and their readers to be blown away when they first hold that book in their hands. It needs to look good inside and out, and feel good to the touch. And, of course, the words need to be top-notch, and our editors are devoted to making that the case.

Service publisher

Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

eBooks2go logo eBooks2go

100 copies • Completed manuscript.
eBooks2go, Inc. was founded in 2011 to provide the missing link for all your publishing needs. Our end-to-end solutions provide the guidance and support that enable publishers and independent authors to pursue their passions. To date, we have helped more than 750 authors and 100 publishers worldwide. We offer an array of simple and affordable solutions to assist self-publishing authors at every stage of the book publishing process. Our comprehensive service offering includes editing, print and eBook production, book marketing, cover designs, ISBN registration, and even website designs. We are a single source for all of your publishing needs.

Service publisher

Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Happy Self Publishing logo Happy Self Publishing

100 copies • Completed manuscript.
Happy Self Publishing has helped 500+ authors to get their books self-published, hit the #1 position in the Amazon bestseller charts, and also establish their author website & brand to grow their business. And the best thing is, we do all this without taking away your rights and royalties. Let's schedule a call to discuss the next steps in your book project: www.meetme.so/jyotsnaramachandran

Service publisher

Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel

Worldwide

Momosa Publishing LLC logo Momosa Publishing LLC

Looking for health, parenting, inspiration, and children's books.
Momosa Publishing LLC is a woman- and veteran-owned custom publisher in Hellertown, PA. Founder and CEO Jennifer Bright is a Book Doula, whose passion is helping authors bring their books to life. We are an efficient, effective, excellent team of editorial, design, and marketing pros.

Service publisher

Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mythology & Folk Tales, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Coloring Books for Grown-Ups, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Crafts & Hobbies, Creativity, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Illustrated Books, Journalism, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction

Worldwide

Please log in to comment.