tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post2921654186659363672..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: 4 Ways to The Perfect TitleSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-79905252790419673662012-08-15T21:53:31.603+01:002012-08-15T21:53:31.603+01:00Liz - I'm shocked to hear the hamster embargo ...Liz - I'm shocked to hear the hamster embargo is widespread and not an isolated incident. <br /><br />Kate - Given your last book was called Cox, I feel you're not doing too badly...<br /><br />Jim - I'm glad you liked my working titles. I think titles of poems and short stories are doubly important as they often add meaning to the whole piece - you're spot on with rejecting the label title.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-37840721510397514582012-08-15T10:04:13.972+01:002012-08-15T10:04:13.972+01:00Between you and me I think both A Girl's Guide...Between you and me I think both <i>A Girl's Guide to Hedging and Ditching</i> and <i>The Sex Lives of Hamsters</i> are wonderful titles. I would never pick up a book called <i>Another Woman's Husband</i>. Okay I’m not your target audience but still. I mean <i>A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian</i> sold as did <i>The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing</i>. I may not sell many books but they all have the titles I gave them which all came to me during the writing of the books with the exception of <i>Milligan and Murphy</i>; that title was obvious from the very first line. I’m reading a book at the moment which I’ve been sent to review and simply cannot keep the title in my head it is so meh! Where I am bad with titles is poems and I’ve been trying recently not to simply treat them as labels. I see people doing it all the time with poems and stories. They have a story about dogs and so they call it ‘Dogs’. <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-68747923274535007302012-08-15T07:31:29.777+01:002012-08-15T07:31:29.777+01:00I am bad at titles so this is really useful. I th...I am bad at titles so this is really useful. I think of my 14 novels only about 3 have titles I came up with on my own. Maybe I'll do better next from here on in!Kate Lacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740768123053869733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-83798437696563946982012-08-15T07:15:24.646+01:002012-08-15T07:15:24.646+01:00I find titles either come in an "it does what...I find titles either come in an "it does what it say on the tin" moment, or not at all. Occasionally I'll have titles I love, but "The Trojan Hamster" didn't fly with my editor (I wasn't wild about The Billionaire Takes a Bride). Clearly, as a profession, they have something against the poor creatures.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.com