tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post2524994609844563083..comments2023-08-04T06:26:40.308-04:00Comments on Avalon Authors: Choosing a Title for your NovelSandy Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-34439029990687314052012-05-21T22:21:53.612-04:002012-05-21T22:21:53.612-04:00I usually have a sort of "master-image" ...I usually have a sort of "master-image" in my head when I start to write a new novel, and often, the title comes from that. A Little Bit of Passion, my latest novel from Avalon, had the simple title "snow" for a very long time, simply because I longed for snow and skiing when I wrote it.<br />Thank you for this very interesting post, Carolyn!Beate Boekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299015488989360031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-36150118374704603562012-05-21T10:41:32.998-04:002012-05-21T10:41:32.998-04:00Like Gina, I have to have a working title. It does...Like Gina, I have to have a working title. It does change sometimes. My new women's fiction has been through many titles but when we landed on this last one, it's perfect! The Ladies Room was there from the start and never did shift an inch. Something just tells us when it's right! Loved your post, lady!Carolyn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704111268464382004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-45355109167583340312012-05-18T22:57:24.923-04:002012-05-18T22:57:24.923-04:00I totally agree, Sandy. I remember when I chose S...I totally agree, Sandy. I remember when I chose Shut Up and Kiss Me as a title even though another author had already had a book out by that name. The title was just so perfect for my story nothing else captured the essence of story the way this did. The other considering factor had to do with her genre vs mine being different.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659478699744541765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-14367707026888908282012-05-18T21:57:22.181-04:002012-05-18T21:57:22.181-04:00You are so right, Carolyn. Choosing the right name...You are so right, Carolyn. Choosing the right name for our "babies" can be tricky and it is important. It's the first hint of a book's content that a potential reader sees. As a writer, I've learned that finding the right title sharpens my own perception of my story and helps to bring it into focus.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-49047709904872788732012-05-18T21:03:13.970-04:002012-05-18T21:03:13.970-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Gina. I was getting lonel...Thanks for stopping by, Gina. I was getting lonely. Yeah, I need that title right away too. <br /><br />One other thing I've done when I can't think of a title is to surf Amazon books in the genre in which I've written to see what others have used. Not that I use their specific titles, but sometimes pulling a title from a couple of books and maybe combining them works. Needless to say, it's not a five minute job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659478699744541765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-6573658397629914312012-05-18T18:41:12.435-04:002012-05-18T18:41:12.435-04:00Boy, do I know this! I can't write a word of a...Boy, do I know this! I can't write a word of a new story until I have a title. Sometimes a title comes to me easily. But when it doesn't, (like now), I toss up a working title until the right one comes along. As I inch closer to The End on this work, I'm panicking because it doesn't have a 'real title' yet!<br />Oh, well. Something will come to me.Gina Arditohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066100570160886920noreply@blogger.com