I wonder if there is a market for selling titles? Phrases and ideas that might be overlooked by a normal individual could give somebody inspiration, right? I’ve often thought of good book titles – without any idea of the novel that should accompany them. And everything needs a title, right? A person doesn’t browse the library or bookstore looking through the “untitled” section.
The law of “titling” happens between the ages of six and 18, when every paper, poem and paragraph needs a title. When I was part of that regimen, I protested and groaned and tried to use “Untitled” as often as possible. And you know why? Because I wrote the work first, then found a title for it! College wasn’t much better.
My mid-term paper on John Stuart Mill, the Victorian poet and essayist, was titled, “John Stuart Mill: Victorian Poet and Essayist.” I became slightly more imaginative with my Marxism research. “Marxism.” It left the mind to ponder the broad expanses on which I might possibly be reporting!
Thus, I come to my point. The first thing I do when I sit down to write is plunk down a title. The rest seems to follow. Here are a few titles I’ve come up with that you might like to use for your future novel. I won’t be needing them.
- When the Termites Ignore Your Wood
- The Pink Curler Mystery (I think this could be a series!)
- Chapter 97: The Birthday Party
- The Cell Phone in the Hall
- Cedar Chest Hopes (obviously a romance)
- Clinging to a Closet (subtitle: True Tales of a Hoarder)
- She Married a Taxidermist
Happy writing!
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