A Rose By Any Other Name - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:14:43Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:64004?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A64157&feed=yes&xn_auth=noabsolutely agree Norby. Two t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-19:537324:Comment:646932007-08-19T13:25:55.556ZLaura Roothttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
absolutely agree Norby. Two titles that caught my attention yesterday were "Conned" and "Tenderwire"
absolutely agree Norby. Two titles that caught my attention yesterday were "Conned" and "Tenderwire" As a reader, if it's an autho…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-18:537324:Comment:645322007-08-18T19:24:25.554ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
As a reader, if it's an author I haven't read before, titles make a difference. Deciding which of an author's books on the shelf that I'm going to buy will often depend not just on the cover blurb but on the title as well.<br />
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As an author, I generally don't try to pick a title until I'm at least partway through the book. The title tends to suggest itself once I've gotten far enough into it.
As a reader, if it's an author I haven't read before, titles make a difference. Deciding which of an author's books on the shelf that I'm going to buy will often depend not just on the cover blurb but on the title as well.<br />
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As an author, I generally don't try to pick a title until I'm at least partway through the book. The title tends to suggest itself once I've gotten far enough into it. LOL! Yeah, those are some int…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-18:537324:Comment:645272007-08-18T19:19:40.840ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
LOL! Yeah, those are some interesting titles, sure to catch the eye and the attention.
LOL! Yeah, those are some interesting titles, sure to catch the eye and the attention. Well, for me, if it's an auth…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-18:537324:Comment:645162007-08-18T18:40:21.636Znorbyhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/norby871
Well, for me, if it's an author I'm already a fan of, title doesn't really mean much one way or another. But for new authors, someone I've never heard of, the right title will catch my interest. I might not decide to read the book, but the title at least made me pick it up.
Well, for me, if it's an author I'm already a fan of, title doesn't really mean much one way or another. But for new authors, someone I've never heard of, the right title will catch my interest. I might not decide to read the book, but the title at least made me pick it up. If I am browsing the crime sh…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-17:537324:Comment:642982007-08-17T18:40:21.459ZLaura Roothttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
If I am browsing the crime shelf at the bookstore, then titles are very important to get me to the stage of picking the book off the shelf, reading the back, dipping in etc before deciding whether to buy it or mentally add it to my to be bought list.
If I am browsing the crime shelf at the bookstore, then titles are very important to get me to the stage of picking the book off the shelf, reading the back, dipping in etc before deciding whether to buy it or mentally add it to my to be bought list. LOL David. Would you mind nam…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-17:537324:Comment:641812007-08-17T03:10:02.175ZSandra Ruttanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
LOL David. Would you mind naming my manuscript for me? Thanks a mill. Oh, and, I'd like a great one.
LOL David. Would you mind naming my manuscript for me? Thanks a mill. Oh, and, I'd like a great one. Good titles are like good son…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-17:537324:Comment:641782007-08-17T03:03:55.714ZDavid Terrenoirehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Terrenoire
Good titles are like good songs. They come around with enough regularity that you expect them to be good, but not so often that you're not snatched up when they're great.
Good titles are like good songs. They come around with enough regularity that you expect them to be good, but not so often that you're not snatched up when they're great. Titles are pretty important t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-17:537324:Comment:641732007-08-17T02:33:55.235ZDADavenporthttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
Titles are pretty important to me. Not as important as the author's name or a quick read of the first chapter, but a real plus for me. I will grab a book with a catchy title before I look at the dust jacket art. As for my own titles, I might mull over a title for a story for ages before making a decision...but rarely. Most of the time I will name one quickly and never change it. They are the ones that usually have a bit of humor or a double entendre. Katy Came Calling, my latest one, was…
Titles are pretty important to me. Not as important as the author's name or a quick read of the first chapter, but a real plus for me. I will grab a book with a catchy title before I look at the dust jacket art. As for my own titles, I might mull over a title for a story for ages before making a decision...but rarely. Most of the time I will name one quickly and never change it. They are the ones that usually have a bit of humor or a double entendre. Katy Came Calling, my latest one, was instantaneous and stuck around the entire time. It sounded so antibellum and gentile...which the subject matter was absolutely not!<br />
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And I agree. Exit Music is a fabulous title. I've shared the story of THE…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-17:537324:Comment:641572007-08-17T00:48:21.177ZFelicia Donovanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FeliciaDonovan
I've shared the story of THE BLACK WIDOW AGENCY title before, but it's worth repeating. A fellow CrimeSpacer, Narc07 and I work together for a New England-based Police Department. We were commiserating about life and especially life after the PD in my office one day when she mentioned half-jokingly, that she had plans for an all-gal private investigative agency that would aid other women. She had several other co-worker detectives on tap and suggested I'd handle the computer work. "And you know…
I've shared the story of THE BLACK WIDOW AGENCY title before, but it's worth repeating. A fellow CrimeSpacer, Narc07 and I work together for a New England-based Police Department. We were commiserating about life and especially life after the PD in my office one day when she mentioned half-jokingly, that she had plans for an all-gal private investigative agency that would aid other women. She had several other co-worker detectives on tap and suggested I'd handle the computer work. "And you know what I'd call it?" she said. "The Black Widow Agency." It was as if an explosion went off in my head. By that evening, I had all the characters with their raucous, take-no-prisoners approach, their disparate backgrounds, their quirks and their personalities firmly set in my head. The plot sort of came on its own, but it wouldn't have happened without her brilliance. So, thanks again, Kristyn.<br />
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To answer your question, the book is getting a great deal of attention because of its title. Hollywood is intrigued and it's not even on the shelves yet. i think it depends on the wri…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-16:537324:Comment:641262007-08-16T22:45:32.922ZAnne Frasierhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/annefrasier
i think it depends on the writer. if someone is a unknown, title and cover are everything. for the established, a weak title can be forgiven, but might still hurt sales. i think title and cover have to work together. i'm not sure a great title with a shitty cover will sell; or a weak title with a great cover. and getting both is often a matter of luck. i've had strong titles that were discarded and replaced with weak titles (IMO). I cannot ever remember the title BEFORE I WAKE, and I wrote the…
i think it depends on the writer. if someone is a unknown, title and cover are everything. for the established, a weak title can be forgiven, but might still hurt sales. i think title and cover have to work together. i'm not sure a great title with a shitty cover will sell; or a weak title with a great cover. and getting both is often a matter of luck. i've had strong titles that were discarded and replaced with weak titles (IMO). I cannot ever remember the title BEFORE I WAKE, and I wrote the damn book. If I can't remember it, how will a reader remember it when confronted with titles at the bookstore? i know for a fact that booksellers can't remember it. i visited with a bookseller while we both tried to remember the title -- and couldn't. :D<br />
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my title for that particular book was BAD THINGS.<br />
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another book that came out several years ago: GONE. their title: SLEEP TIGHT. SLEEP TIGHT isn't nearly as bad as BEFORE I WAKE, but I still think GONE would have made a better title. it's just stronger, IMO.