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So what is it about titles that come to you, before the story has been written. 2012 is here and we’re in the middle of the week, and guess what? My muse decides I clearly don’t have enough on my plate, and she gave me a new title to work with. What a bitch!
The new story that’s been added to my agenda this year is One Sinful Dalliance. I now have a wip for every possible mood I could be in: one mushy historical , one smutty historical, a sci/fi, a smutty contemporary and two paranormals. HELP ME! An over-active muse is a dangerous thing to have.
Titles for whatever reason, seem to come to me at free will. I could be watching a movie and inspiration will strike over a phrase. Sometimes its colors, or music. Then, there’s the times I’ve written a story based on the madness of one scene and have no fricken idea what to call the story. I guess I really shouldn’t complain, should I?
So where do you get your titles from? Is there a method to your madness, or do they fall into your lap?
Cheers,
-L
Oh, I wish I had that problem. Titles are chosen right before I send in a submission. I give a few suggestions to my CPs and they give me suggestions as well. I also search on Goodreads to make sure the title isn’t taken by someone else, or a bunch of someone elses, which I’ve seen. LOL
Method, definitely. I usually use a working title, and after the final draft is done I make a decision, cause sometimes the story takes a direction I didn’t expect.
Sanctuary for the Devil, along with the first scene in the book, just came to me one night when watching TV, too. At the time, I didn’t realise it would be the first book in a series. Then I had to battle to title the series itself, blegh! Some titles come easily, as I write, and other times I have to think long and hard, but if the title doesn’t just come to me as I’m writing, I look at the overall theme of the book, and title it accordingly, or sometimes even use a phrase from the book that fits – as long as it’s catchy and not too long, it’s workable.