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Jennifer Stone
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Following the recent discussions regarding openings and endings, I got to thinking about titles. Some are based around the theme of the ms, others are central to the characters involved. How do you choose what to call your little darling? Especially if it one in a series of siblings. What makes the perfect title? Enigmatic, yet revealing just enough to lure potential readers into it's pages. (The analogy seems to have switched from children to call girls by itself!)
Mine started life as 'The Ballad of the Mortal Orphan'. The Mortal Orphan is my MC, the ballad part made it sound pompous, almost. Pretentious. So I shortened it, to 'The Mortal Orphan'. Short, yet could stand out on a shelf. Now I wonder if it should change completely? Perhaps it doesn't give enough away about the story within, to really entice someone to pick it up. This, however, begs the further question, what would I change it to?
Any advice on this matter would be appreciated. How did you name yours?
Mine started life as 'The Ballad of the Mortal Orphan'. The Mortal Orphan is my MC, the ballad part made it sound pompous, almost. Pretentious. So I shortened it, to 'The Mortal Orphan'. Short, yet could stand out on a shelf. Now I wonder if it should change completely? Perhaps it doesn't give enough away about the story within, to really entice someone to pick it up. This, however, begs the further question, what would I change it to?
Any advice on this matter would be appreciated. How did you name yours?