tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post8161140344407470270..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Book titlesKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-8548816391785635802009-11-09T00:35:49.263-05:002009-11-09T00:35:49.263-05:00The title of my first novel (CAFE AU LAIT) came to...The title of my first novel (CAFE AU LAIT) came to me before I even did the story outline, and it stuck right through.<br /><br />I've had to brainstorm some of the others but I usually come up with a title I'm satisfied with early in the process. Maybe it's because I so hate going back and renaming files again and again!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-69733474480236590522009-11-01T10:44:33.603-05:002009-11-01T10:44:33.603-05:00I obsess over the title and nothing. The moment I...I obsess over the title and nothing. The moment I put it on the back burner one pops into my head.<br /><br />My first book was called "The Midas Touch", until an editor called and gave me 24 hours to come up with a list of new titles that were sweets/dessert related. You can find me at Weight Watchers most Saturday mornings, so "A Moment on the Lips" was my first choice, and they liked it.Phyllis Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159964500693902500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-49532416883963691712009-10-30T17:38:23.852-04:002009-10-30T17:38:23.852-04:00Jewel, I have not come up with any of my own title...Jewel, I have not come up with any of my own titles. Thank goodness for family and friends. :)Farrah Rochonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734081434172632431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-81447757659870645692009-10-28T19:47:19.480-04:002009-10-28T19:47:19.480-04:00KeVin, I wish I had that knack for a good original...KeVin, I wish I had that knack for a good original title like your editor, but long after I've completed the book I still cannot come up with a title. Is there some formula?Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-78574768089349821012009-10-28T07:40:19.616-04:002009-10-28T07:40:19.616-04:00The title, like the opening should probably wait u...The title, like the opening should probably wait until the end. BUT it should not be treated like an afterthought. <br /><br />Sharon, my editor, named my first novel <i>Wolf Hunters</i> because I couldn't think of anything better. My working title, the title at the top of every page of the ms I submitted, was <i>The Lycanthrope's Guide to the Galaxy</i>. I had no intention of calling the final product that, but I couldn't come up with anything that was both accurate and evocative that I liked. My editor, ever pragmatic, named the novel what the central group of characters called themselves.<br /><br />Conversely, the title for <i>To Ride the Chimera</i>, which I like much better, came to me early on. My assignment was to satisfactorily resolve converging story arcs from six previous novels while setting the stage for … Well, never mind. The point is, the title came to me as I was trying to organize the disparate elements and has, maybe, a bit more to do with me pulling off the project than anything that happens in the story.<br /><br />Usually, unless a particular plot feature catches my imagination, my stories are named for either locations or characters in the story. This does not make for attention (and sales) generating cover copy.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.com