tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post3061303760925859862..comments2023-03-25T04:17:50.001-05:00Comments on Linda Morris, Sweet and Sexy Romance: Title Trials and TribulationsLinda Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113981098789732198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-63444520408904937742011-01-26T21:12:54.657-06:002011-01-26T21:12:54.657-06:00Hi Linda. My editor suggested the title for my upc...Hi Linda. My editor suggested the title for my upcoming Regency novella, "The Duke's Blackmailed Bride". She had Googled my original title "Northbridge Bride" and found other similar titles. So that's another aspect to selecting titles and I'll now Google titles myself to make sure mine can be distinguished from other authors. I understand that nowadays, especially for category romances, readers like to have a clear idea of what the story is about. Titles seem to have become more wordy as a result.Leigh D'Anseyhttp://www.leighdansey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-46885511890156637982011-01-26T14:58:24.498-06:002011-01-26T14:58:24.498-06:00These are great comments all. Apparently I need to...These are great comments all. Apparently I need to break out that thesaurus in my quest for a new title . . .Linda Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113981098789732198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-52358995588338741542011-01-26T10:41:24.225-06:002011-01-26T10:41:24.225-06:00I write non-fiction and fiction and I have an &quo...I write non-fiction and fiction and I have an "Ideas" bulletin board above my work table. It's a piece of decorated foam board. When I see things in magazines, junk mail, on tv, or wherever, I clip or write it down and stick it up on the "Ideas" board. One of the things on the board right now is a magazine article I tore out with the title "We Are Connected Forever" about the lives of organ donors and their receipients. Great story idea and great title. <br />Joy Held<br />Writer Wellness, A Writer's Path to Health and Creativity<br />Who Dares Wins PublishingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-82747368863729406572011-01-26T07:57:18.746-06:002011-01-26T07:57:18.746-06:00This is such a timely topic for me! I spent last w...This is such a timely topic for me! I spent last week wracking my brain for a new title. Set in the regency era, I wanted something that hinted at the setting while still sounding fun and playful. After long hours with the thesaurus ( I'm with you Emma) I finally came up with "Lover's Gamble".Jennifer Ann Coffeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303501471718239629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-59899958698480393112011-01-25T22:55:59.660-06:002011-01-25T22:55:59.660-06:00Linda, what a great topic. I liked your summary of...Linda, what a great topic. I liked your summary of title trends. <br /><br />As a reader, I do look at titles if I'm standing in a bookstore. After all, the only thing you see is the binding unless you're perusing new releases. I'm a lover of Regency, so yes, anything with scandal, duke or earl grabs my attention. For suspense, I like a little paranormal mixed in (think Kay Hooper) so I look for titles that indicate the elements I enjoy...such as Whisper of Evil.<br /><br />As an author, if I'm lucky a book will name itself...such as my latest story Twice is Not Enough. In other instances, I find myself struggling. Then I break out the thesaurus and start finding words related to the theme of the book.Emma Laihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575747694031510440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-8600713138357011202011-01-25T21:28:46.228-06:002011-01-25T21:28:46.228-06:00I'm a reader that don't buy a bok because ...I'm a reader that don't buy a bok because of a title.A title is the last thing that I look at.<br /><br />loretta<br />lbcanton@verizon.netLORETTA CANTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565717709469489851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-81380982687269382992011-01-25T20:41:45.711-06:002011-01-25T20:41:45.711-06:00LOL @lastnerve! Now I want to write a Nascar racin...LOL @lastnerve! Now I want to write a Nascar racing alien bachelor.<br /><br />And I hear ya on the search for originality and meaning, Linda. A couple of my books 'titled' themselves after they were written. But my last full length contemporary was a toughie. I finally settled on 'The Trouble With Tessa', which really suits the book. Trouble is...there's a childrens' book out there with the same title. *Sigh* <br /><br />The original elements of your book sound awesome! Can't wait to hear the chosen title!Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432968757328745937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-43823955605482331712011-01-25T19:59:38.836-06:002011-01-25T19:59:38.836-06:00Definitely nothing too mysterious. If I can't ...Definitely nothing too mysterious. If I can't figure out what the book's about between the title and the cover picture, I tend to move on. When I'm writing, I like to look up quotations about the subject and see what I can find that's relevant.Babs Mountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910576655068155166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860686507407811668.post-20056174219960080582011-01-25T19:11:20.928-06:002011-01-25T19:11:20.928-06:00I love titles that have something like "bache...I love titles that have something like "bachelor" or a title that assures me that it's a cowboy book. And if the word Nascar is in it, I will buy it even if it's a book about aliens racing Nascar in space haha. I love place titles in a book, like Montana Belle. (Not saying that to suck up either) :) When I see that it makes me think of a cowboy guy and a sweet girl.<br /><br />Val<br />lastnerve2000@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482380697231564630noreply@blogger.com