tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post3350837305569178355..comments2023-09-11T06:39:44.642-07:00Comments on TonyMBenson: Inspiration for a TitleTony Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-71184852608106362422011-07-21T14:33:50.749-07:002011-07-21T14:33:50.749-07:00That's a great title. I have a hard time with ...That's a great title. I have a hard time with titles, but you've got a lot of great stuff to think about here, thanks!<br /><br /><br />If you get a chance, check out a fellow writer's zombie story and help me make him wear an embarrassing shirt next year! Details are here: <br />http://kelworthfiles.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/prove-the-zombies-wrong-social-platforms-can-build-readership/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-56907426694844256692011-07-20T17:31:12.502-07:002011-07-20T17:31:12.502-07:00You think about it much more than me! Usually it ...You think about it much more than me! Usually it just pops in my head as soon as i write the last page. Though my manuscript from last year was The Disappearances for over a year, and then became The Mist Chasers.<br /><br />I started a new WIP today, but don't have a title yet. So I may need to use this post for ideas soon!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-37873935321465294612011-07-11T19:28:48.122-07:002011-07-11T19:28:48.122-07:00You brought up some important questions that I did...You brought up some important questions that I didn't think of before. I never considered the look on the spine.<br /><br />How about a monosyllabic title, BOLT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-64073168303968753532011-07-11T14:21:59.730-07:002011-07-11T14:21:59.730-07:00Donna; I like the idea of an inspirational phrase....Donna; I like the idea of an inspirational phrase. That sets my mind ticking...<br /><br />Lisa; True, the publisher will probably change the title. Somehow I hate to not come up with a suitable title myself, though. I think when you find the title obvious it's probably a good one.Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-14336397026069719812011-07-10T19:44:29.376-07:002011-07-10T19:44:29.376-07:00Sometimes the titles seem obvious to me, and other...Sometimes the titles seem obvious to me, and other times not. I've never been very scientific about it. I always think of my title as a working title, and expect that a publisher/editor will suggest something different (which has occurred with a couple of my short stories) when the time comes. To the point, though, the title must be compelling and pertinent to the story. It usually becomes apparent to me by the end of the first draft.Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-2493180903241622892011-07-09T02:22:45.659-07:002011-07-09T02:22:45.659-07:00Good points to consider; and I'm sure I've...Good points to consider; and I'm sure I've agonized over most of them :) Titles are not my strong suit.<br /><br />I sometimes have a title (because it is an inspirational phrase to get the first few paragraphs written), but most often, the title is developed as I'm writing the first draft, or sometime during the revisions. I have lists of potential titles for any novel/short story.<br /><br />I like the way you set about forming the title.<br /><br />..........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-50115147299352474552011-07-08T15:09:55.314-07:002011-07-08T15:09:55.314-07:00Thanks so much for all the replies. I'll be ta...Thanks so much for all the replies. I'll be taking all the comments and doing the process again with them in mind, so hopefully I'll come up with something that works. I think Bolter isn't going to work, and Bolter Baron is a maybe, but I'll see what other ideas come out of the re-think.Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-10454709317662677602011-07-08T10:17:00.180-07:002011-07-08T10:17:00.180-07:00Bolter...doesn't work for me. It sounds like ...Bolter...doesn't work for me. It sounds like a chap would takes off when he should stay. Bolter Baron, Baron of Bolter...three words? <br />Good to see your name again!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-5017501484219174802011-07-08T01:59:11.739-07:002011-07-08T01:59:11.739-07:00I'm not so good with titles. Some seem to come...I'm not so good with titles. Some seem to come fully formed and perfect, others just don't want to present themselves to me. For example, I'm happy with Cosmic Seed: Daughters of Velika, but still think Dreaming of Sleep is a rubbish title.<br /><br />I like Bolter, but agree with the others in that it doesn't tell me anything about the genre or what the book is about. The best titles seem to be short and describing an action or specific person/event. For me Bolter Baron was better because it named a person, whereas Bolter could be a name OR someone who keeps running away.<br /><br />Hope that helps, and thanks for the great advice in this post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elliegarratt.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ellie Garratt</a>Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-47085548275214331612011-07-07T12:50:01.286-07:002011-07-07T12:50:01.286-07:00I just waited for the name to occur to me when I w...I just waited for the name to occur to me when I was figuring out what to call my Beast.<br /><br />Bolter feels a bit confusing to me, because of the fact that it feels like the story should be about only one person (the bolter), but I know that it's about two people and their interactions with one certain... *keeping it clean here*. So I actually like your old name more. Or perhaps: The Bolter Baron, to make it a bit more specific. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-6777832136303446002011-07-07T09:11:33.456-07:002011-07-07T09:11:33.456-07:00Jess; Thanks, that's reassuring.
Rogue Mutt; ...Jess; Thanks, that's reassuring.<br /><br />Rogue Mutt; Interesting idea to use a song title. I hadn't thought of it but it offers some interesting possibilities.<br /><br />Rachna; Glad you find the titles come to you. Maybe that'll start to happen to me eventually.<br /><br />Summer; Good feedback, thank you. <br /><br />Golden Eagle; Thanks, yes, that sounds like a good approach. <br /><br />Madeleine; The proposed title, Bolter, is a contracted version. Ironically I think it tells more than the two word version. The Mslexia workshop is fab, thanks for the link.Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-59553142271996100722011-07-07T06:49:42.286-07:002011-07-07T06:49:42.286-07:00Alliteration is powerful, though Bolter Baron does...Alliteration is powerful, though Bolter Baron doesn't immediately tell me what it's about.<br /><br />Have you seen this help pdf on titles http://www.mslexia.co.uk/getpublished/pub_wkshop1.php<br /><br />It's an interesting question. Should it be oblique and entising or summative and direct?Often the titles the author chooses are not the ones the publisher runs with! Good luck :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-10951106341839195102011-07-06T09:46:23.100-07:002011-07-06T09:46:23.100-07:00I like your book title!
Great questions. I usuall...I like your book title!<br /><br />Great questions. I usually think of the theme of the book, or try to find something associated with a physical object in the world of the story; and sometimes titles just come easily. (But that doesn't happen often.)Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-35793739348402818072011-07-06T09:44:57.075-07:002011-07-06T09:44:57.075-07:00I read the title you came up with first- Bolter- j...I read the title you came up with first- Bolter- just on its own without me knowing anything about it, doesn't catch my interest- however if I include that title with the back blurb of the book- it makes more sense and sounds like a good title. Hope that is helpful.<br /><br />My titles tend to come to me at random more from some kind of subtext of the book or story.Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-6763087714528413992011-07-06T09:25:35.632-07:002011-07-06T09:25:35.632-07:00The titles just jump into my head, Tony. I never a...The titles just jump into my head, Tony. I never agonise over them. I like your book title. Its short and catchy.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-53677373715887540012011-07-06T05:58:20.694-07:002011-07-06T05:58:20.694-07:00The last time I needed a title I went to Amazon...The last time I needed a title I went to Amazon's MP3 store and looked up song titles. I thought of the word "Legacy" but that was too generic, so I just typed that in and looked through the titles until I found one that I liked.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118962730015351652.post-1833905510998717702011-07-06T05:46:32.950-07:002011-07-06T05:46:32.950-07:00I like it--short and snappy and intriguing!I like it--short and snappy and intriguing!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.com