tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post3266392597751611203..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: The Art of Naming a BookChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-87997133206427172352016-02-09T17:55:26.924-05:002016-02-09T17:55:26.924-05:00Oh, I love vampires. ;)Oh, I love vampires. ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-11216611072592381142016-02-09T17:11:40.496-05:002016-02-09T17:11:40.496-05:00Thanks Chrys. Now I have to think how to get vampi...Thanks Chrys. Now I have to think how to get vampires into my title.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83702840131907534152016-02-09T16:46:41.129-05:002016-02-09T16:46:41.129-05:00Over-thinking can happen and is quite common.Over-thinking can happen and is quite common.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-85347161698813364862016-02-09T15:43:29.090-05:002016-02-09T15:43:29.090-05:00I find naming a book quite hard. I tend to overthi...I find naming a book quite hard. I tend to overthink things. Thank you for the great post and advice. Murees Dupèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781339206465690961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82197847308643253762016-02-09T14:05:44.448-05:002016-02-09T14:05:44.448-05:00Glad you liked my examples. :)Glad you liked my examples. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-10960579603552236872016-02-09T13:30:59.959-05:002016-02-09T13:30:59.959-05:00Coming up with a title can be a good trick. I like...Coming up with a title can be a good trick. I like the examples you came up with - especially the ones our blogger friends used.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-55643983817752736262016-02-09T12:33:48.861-05:002016-02-09T12:33:48.861-05:00If they pop into your head though they could be fa...If they pop into your head though they could be fate. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-71211760665586877252016-02-09T12:33:09.242-05:002016-02-09T12:33:09.242-05:00When it's right, you do just know it. :)When it's right, you do just know it. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-69176577591279567252016-02-09T11:39:07.656-05:002016-02-09T11:39:07.656-05:00This is a really helpful overview! I've notice...This is a really helpful overview! I've noticed in my effort at coming up with titles that when it's right, it's right and you just know it.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-33295766583412342672016-02-09T10:19:05.464-05:002016-02-09T10:19:05.464-05:00Thanks for the advice. Instead of letting them pop...Thanks for the advice. Instead of letting them pop into my head, maybe I should be giving more thought to what the reader will think. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-12295410163882763702016-02-09T09:44:18.211-05:002016-02-09T09:44:18.211-05:00Tryptych would've been difficult but Legend of...Tryptych would've been difficult but Legend of the Trines is pretty neat.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-60948600775969503592016-02-09T09:40:48.003-05:002016-02-09T09:40:48.003-05:00Good you you! Congrats! And yay for Alex's hel...Good you you! Congrats! And yay for Alex's help. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-75232164838826012152016-02-09T09:40:08.960-05:002016-02-09T09:40:08.960-05:00Thank you! Your titles are always clever. Like Vit...Thank you! Your titles are always clever. Like Vitamins and Death.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-47056826138002186432016-02-09T09:39:33.808-05:002016-02-09T09:39:33.808-05:00Number the Stars is one of my favorite books. The ...Number the Stars is one of my favorite books. The title is great too.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-49752043459550241382016-02-09T09:38:49.361-05:002016-02-09T09:38:49.361-05:00I like that title too. And I think it was original...I like that title too. And I think it was originally a book. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83253896797540706942016-02-09T08:04:45.262-05:002016-02-09T08:04:45.262-05:00Actually shared a list of the titles on an old blo...Actually shared a list of the titles on an old blog post. I once wanted to name it "Tryptych" and or "Legend of the Trines."Lidyhttps://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-35771550484111848372016-02-09T02:50:45.557-05:002016-02-09T02:50:45.557-05:00I have just sent my manuscript to the publishers.
...I have just sent my manuscript to the publishers.<br />Alex came up with a good idea how I should choose a title for the book. Loved the post Chrys.<br />Yvonne.nashvillecats2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326956741209246895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-13987995178114554912016-02-09T00:45:51.574-05:002016-02-09T00:45:51.574-05:00Some titles come to me right away, while with othe...Some titles come to me right away, while with others I have to look for key words in the manuscript or synopsis. Your titles are always great. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-62583777270860619602016-02-08T23:17:34.581-05:002016-02-08T23:17:34.581-05:00Mainly off my pretty little head. Titles are prett...Mainly off my pretty little head. Titles are pretty easy for me. Recent favorites include TruthWitch, Red Queen and Talon. Old favorites include Harry Potter titles, Hunger Games, Number the Stars and The Giver. Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-31886200473446617442016-02-08T20:29:17.570-05:002016-02-08T20:29:17.570-05:00Silver Linings Playbook- I know it's a movie, ...Silver Linings Playbook- I know it's a movie, but that title is just awesome. It encapsulates the theme of the movie in its title. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2276280871711477402016-02-08T20:23:38.381-05:002016-02-08T20:23:38.381-05:00Maybe reading your stories will help you.Maybe reading your stories will help you.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-91251832014702205572016-02-08T20:22:57.601-05:002016-02-08T20:22:57.601-05:00I love that moment too as a reader.I love that moment too as a reader.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-67660557693577047762016-02-08T19:56:13.386-05:002016-02-08T19:56:13.386-05:00UUUUUGH! I suck at titles and I have THREE stories...UUUUUGH! I suck at titles and I have THREE stories that need titles. And while you're tips are good, they haven't given me any ideas. *sobs* I'm going to have to blog about it and get ideas from people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-81012788807069394972016-02-08T19:32:45.245-05:002016-02-08T19:32:45.245-05:00Titles can be so hard. As a reader, I love that ah...Titles can be so hard. As a reader, I love that ah-ha moment when I figure out what the title was alluding to.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-48383541751585605912016-02-08T17:18:51.395-05:002016-02-08T17:18:51.395-05:00Nonfiction is a bit of a different ball game when ...Nonfiction is a bit of a different ball game when it comes to thinking of a title. I think it's tougher to come up with a good nonfiction title.<br /><br />The Icing on the Cake is a brilliant title. I love that. It brings so many things, good and bad, to mind.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com