Titles are always the hardest part
If I'm going to write the next great American novel (BWAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA_...*snort* Ahhh, I kill myself), I have to first overcome the many, many challenges of writing. And the first of many, which I'll be covering in today's exercise, is coming up with titles. God, these are hard to come up with! It's like having to come up with a band name or decide on what to name your children (Okay, I'm guessing on both counts). And while some people may save tacking on a title for last, some people can stay focused and can get their writing started or on course with titles (this includes working titles. There's a reason that books and movies go through so many before the final one is chosen).
If it's a fiction title, I need a hook. Something intriguing. One thing I've noticed from the anthologies I've read is that great pieces of fiction suck you right in with a good title and a good opening paragraph. Gotta go in big.
If it's a non-fiction, you need a good two-parter. Title, and subtitle. (The exercise book I'm reading now, for instance, is titled "The Daily Writer: 366 Meditations to Cultivate a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life" and the book I recently gave my brother "Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence).
So, here we go. I'll start by coming up with whatever titles catch my fancy. Whether or not any of these titles evolve into real working titles remains to be seen, but can't say I didn't get any creative writing done today even if they don't.
Please, Stop Praying For Me
The Artist's Trace Pad: A Short History of Rotoscope
The World's Deadliest Tetherball Game: Rules, Diagrams, and Forensic Photos Included
Tales From the Photogeneticist
1001 Practical Household Uses for Mylar
Keebler Cookie Stix, We Hardly Knew Ye
I'm Not Dead, I'm Just Misunderstood
Crumpets Abridged: A Yank's Guide to British Stereotypes
As Ye Emulate, So Shall Ye Reek
What the Key Grip Saw
Filler: The Lesser Album Tracks And What They Meant to the Artists Behind Them
Born at 26: A Man's Guide to Arrested Development (the state of being, not the TV show)
Make That Three Less Eggs to Fry
Holy Hyperbole, Batman!: The Psychology of Extreme Language
Quote Whore: An Inside Look at the Lives of Press Junketers
The Stratfordian Way
What Happens Now?
Derailing of Thought
The 15 Seconds of Truth
Talk Like a Cultist Day
Texts From Last Fortnight
That's Him, Officer
La Casa Nostradamus
Right in the Sweetbread Basket!
Not Too Well Done
Pornoholism: A Study of Porn's Effect on the Human Body in the Digital Age
If You Can't Read This, Your Attention Span May Need a Boost
A Brief and Concise History of Wordy Tomes
Point, Click, and Laugh
'Round', Said Columbus And He Proved That: Lies That Still Invade the Classroom and What Can Be Done
If it's a fiction title, I need a hook. Something intriguing. One thing I've noticed from the anthologies I've read is that great pieces of fiction suck you right in with a good title and a good opening paragraph. Gotta go in big.
If it's a non-fiction, you need a good two-parter. Title, and subtitle. (The exercise book I'm reading now, for instance, is titled "The Daily Writer: 366 Meditations to Cultivate a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life" and the book I recently gave my brother "Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence).
So, here we go. I'll start by coming up with whatever titles catch my fancy. Whether or not any of these titles evolve into real working titles remains to be seen, but can't say I didn't get any creative writing done today even if they don't.
Please, Stop Praying For Me
The Artist's Trace Pad: A Short History of Rotoscope
The World's Deadliest Tetherball Game: Rules, Diagrams, and Forensic Photos Included
Tales From the Photogeneticist
1001 Practical Household Uses for Mylar
Keebler Cookie Stix, We Hardly Knew Ye
I'm Not Dead, I'm Just Misunderstood
Crumpets Abridged: A Yank's Guide to British Stereotypes
As Ye Emulate, So Shall Ye Reek
What the Key Grip Saw
Filler: The Lesser Album Tracks And What They Meant to the Artists Behind Them
Born at 26: A Man's Guide to Arrested Development (the state of being, not the TV show)
Make That Three Less Eggs to Fry
Holy Hyperbole, Batman!: The Psychology of Extreme Language
Quote Whore: An Inside Look at the Lives of Press Junketers
The Stratfordian Way
What Happens Now?
Derailing of Thought
The 15 Seconds of Truth
Talk Like a Cultist Day
Texts From Last Fortnight
That's Him, Officer
La Casa Nostradamus
Right in the Sweetbread Basket!
Not Too Well Done
Pornoholism: A Study of Porn's Effect on the Human Body in the Digital Age
If You Can't Read This, Your Attention Span May Need a Boost
A Brief and Concise History of Wordy Tomes
Point, Click, and Laugh
'Round', Said Columbus And He Proved That: Lies That Still Invade the Classroom and What Can Be Done