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9.22.2010

Honest-to-Goodness Titles of My First Drafts

Anna and the French Kiss = Really Awesome Novel

Lola and the Boy Next Door = Totally Brilliant Novel

(Third Novel) = Super Best Novel Ever


I have upgraded. Obviously.

17 comments:

Kiersten White said...

Honest to goodness titles of my notes documents: Paranormalcy Junk. Extraordinary Junk. [Secret] Junk. Steampunk Junk.

I have a LOT of faith in my notes : )

Your duck is looking extra shiny today, by the way.

Mireyah Wolfe said...

Dude. Your titles are WAY better than mine. I have This Book 1, That Book 2 and What The Heck Am I Thinking?

Elizabeth Poole said...

Maybe I should reconsider. I named my WIP A Salute to Passive Voice because I was so fed up with my inability to get the words right.

I might just have to go with Super Awesome Book Made of Epic Win or S.A.B.M.E.W. It's the power of positive thinking!

Lale said...

Well, they say that practice makes perfect.. :)

Jade said...

I have a first draft titled Shitty First Draft. It probably isn't a shock that it isn't a NYT bestseller.

Usually I can't start writing a story until I have a proper title. It might suck, but it needs to be there.

(Helen) Kiaya said...

I have one document saved as "Why the hell am I starting another novel when I have a dozen unfinished ones in this folder?"
My first draft titles obviously tell you so much about the story itself.

lotusgirl said...

sounds intriguing.

Mariah Irvin said...

My novels are called "Novel", "Other Novel", and "The Sequel".

Well, in Word anyways :)

I WANT TO READ SUPER BEST NOVEL EVER!!!

Sara B. Larson said...

Ooh, Super Best Novel Ever sounds great! :D Some of mine get titles early on, others... not so much. But I've never been that creative about it. I should try harder. ;)

Samantha Bennett said...

Eek, titles. A tricky, tricky business. But Third Novel does have a nice ring to it. :)

Myrna Foster said...

Oh, pre-titles. *laughs* Mine are usually derogatory. I like YOURS.

tone almhjell said...

Tee hee. I love the third one.

Claire Dawn said...

Giggle!

Many of my novel concepts have titles before they have characters. Bad idea in this title-switchin industry, I know, but it's just the way I roll.

Lisa said...

Jade's comment nearly made me choke on my tea. =)

There's a movie coming out (I Think) called Young Adult about, you guessed it, a Young Adult author. That characters names her files like this. =) Love it.

Jennifer Morian Frye said...

:D Yes. Brilliant.

SM Blooding said...

And THOSE titles are still better than my first titles! GADS! Title Queen, I am NOT!

Frankie

SM Blooding said...

Elizabeth! OMG! ROFL! *wiping tears from eyes* Holy PETE, that was funny!

 


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