As usual, full disclosure on this blog. I've written a lot of books at this point (six years of doing NaNo. I didn't actually finish all six books, but I DID hit the 50K writing goal, so it counts.) The absolutely worst part, my least favorite thing to do, is to pick a title.
How do you sum up an entire book with just a few words? Some people go with something very metaphorical and some people pick something very important to the story line (IE The Kite Runner.)
"I See" was the only book I ever published and I HATE the name. I just don't think it really capture what the book is all about. But I had to think of SOMETHING. So that's what came out.
I think titles should be equally powerful as they are explanitory. "I See" doesn't seem to really do either, but last year's novel had a good working title, "Time Thief." In a story about a girl who time travels, it seemed appropriate.
So, I know we're supposed to be telling you how we go about naming titles, but I'm going to be honest: I don't really have a method. Sometimes I am STELLAR at coming up with names (Review Me Twice, the actual name for the blog, was actually my idea. Clearly a winner.) Sometimes, I'm just a real flop at it.
How do you sum up an entire book with just a few words? Some people go with something very metaphorical and some people pick something very important to the story line (IE The Kite Runner.)
"I See" was the only book I ever published and I HATE the name. I just don't think it really capture what the book is all about. But I had to think of SOMETHING. So that's what came out.
I think titles should be equally powerful as they are explanitory. "I See" doesn't seem to really do either, but last year's novel had a good working title, "Time Thief." In a story about a girl who time travels, it seemed appropriate.
So, I know we're supposed to be telling you how we go about naming titles, but I'm going to be honest: I don't really have a method. Sometimes I am STELLAR at coming up with names (Review Me Twice, the actual name for the blog, was actually my idea. Clearly a winner.) Sometimes, I'm just a real flop at it.
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