On Titles

[cloudscudding]

So, for this new story, I'm thinking of calling it either

Comments

[malcubed]

First one = actively not good, out of context it sounds pretty boring and drives no interest in trying to find out what it's referring to

Second one = quite good. I agree that it's on the long side, but if anything I would suggest "desertification" as the word that adds the least per unit length. Not a great suggestion, I admit.

[thoughtdancer]

Actually, I had the reverse reaction to the titles. I thought the first one was good (implied that something was happening--maybe even a bit of internal conflict about it--and left me wondering what the heck you were talking about). And I thought the second one sounded too much like jargon/military-speak from deep in some report. I would be more interested in reading the story with the first title than with the second.

*shrugs* Got to love this business, so many lovely contradictions. ;-)

[alisgray]

I think you both make good points. Also, there's rhythm to think of...
allow me to mess around a little and see what you think, Cloudscudding

Leaving Remediation Village FR-245
Leaving Salvation
Desertification Prefecture
Probationary Salvation
Desiccation

OKthx I'm done for now...

[sinister_dr_x]

I vote dessication. Short, sweet, awesome.

[cloudscudding]

Alas, not significantly uniquely identifiable.

[thoughtdancer]

Someone write the story "Leaving Salvation"... that has potential. :-)

[mrissa]

While Inner Mongolia and Desertification are both pulls to me, they are not pulls as titles per se. So they don't really contribute as much pull as they do length for me, and I'd leave them off, myself.