This year I am writing a novel.
When you are drafting a piece of writing, long or short, do you use a working title? At what point do you come up with a working title? How do you come up with a working title?
For me, at least this time, I know that I would like there to be about 3 stories within the series. So, with that in my I decided that my working title is “The Nameless Files.” Perhaps not the most catching of titles but it is a start. The further I get into the actual writing of the book will lead me into a more promising title.
“Next, in importance to books are their titles.” – Frank Crane
A couple examples of great titles already out there for enjoyment:
- Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money and Two For the Dough all the way up to Twisted Twenty-Six
- Sky Lee’s Disappearing Moon Café
- Jonathan Gray’s Dead Men’s Secrets
- John Grisham’s A Time to Kill
- Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines
What great titles come to your mind?
By Shari Marshall – 2021
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I’m sure a title will come to you. Staying open to new ideas is always good since the day you finish the book you might discover the perfect title. Good luck on the writing!!!
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Thanks Patty and I agree staying open will allow possibilities to flow…
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I find that I’m ready to start writing when the title comes to me…it’s like it’s marinating in my head and once it pops into being I can dive in. Sometimes it changes slightly, but still close to the original. Weird, how it’s different for everyone?!
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Lucky, I can’t say that it has ever worked that way for me. You have come up with some great titles and helped me a few times with some of mine.
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