What Titles Do It For You? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T16:01:30Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:73263?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A73588&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLurid, retro, and evocative a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-23:537324:Comment:747492007-09-23T00:36:07.321ZKevin Allmanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/kevinallman
Lurid, retro, and evocative always do it for me. THE NAKED KISS is a perfect title in its own way. So is BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL.<br />
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I also like classical allusion, so a novel called, say, FULL FATHOM FIVE would at least make me stop and peruse. Edward Albee used Shakespeare in an incredibly wicked way with his recent play THE GOAT, OR: WHO IS SYLVIA? That was a fine shakeup of an old quote.<br />
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Puns generally don't get my attention, unless they're outrageously good ones with a triple-axel and a twist…
Lurid, retro, and evocative always do it for me. THE NAKED KISS is a perfect title in its own way. So is BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL.<br />
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I also like classical allusion, so a novel called, say, FULL FATHOM FIVE would at least make me stop and peruse. Edward Albee used Shakespeare in an incredibly wicked way with his recent play THE GOAT, OR: WHO IS SYLVIA? That was a fine shakeup of an old quote.<br />
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Puns generally don't get my attention, unless they're outrageously good ones with a triple-axel and a twist (Craig Rice's MY KINGDOM FOR A HEARSE).<br />
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The titles I loathe are the two-word ones that sound like a slick, empty Hollywood thriller: BASIC WEAPON, LETHAL INSTINCT, etc. I'm sure there's a computer somewhere that spits out adjective-noun combinations by the millions for Hollywood producers and airport-novel editors, and I wish it would die. The Man With the Getaway Face…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-21:537324:Comment:745262007-09-21T20:05:55.400ZNick Lawlesshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/nickmor71
The Man With the Getaway Face by Richard Stark. You know it's a great title when you're jealous that you didn't think of it first!
The Man With the Getaway Face by Richard Stark. You know it's a great title when you're jealous that you didn't think of it first! I like puns. So sue me. Actua…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-20:537324:Comment:742222007-09-20T20:43:30.157ZJeff Cohenhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/copoll
I like puns. So sue me. Actually, that would make a great Tony Hillerman title: SO SIOUX ME. Maybe not.
I like puns. So sue me. Actually, that would make a great Tony Hillerman title: SO SIOUX ME. Maybe not. quotes are good, I like imagi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:739552007-09-19T23:20:18.386ZLaura Roothttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
quotes are good, I like imaginative titles, and am put off by series clone titles - "X Death" followed by "Y Death" followed by "Z Death" etc. Offhand good titles - "Sharp Objects", "Heart-Shaped Box", "Dance Hall of the Dead".
quotes are good, I like imaginative titles, and am put off by series clone titles - "X Death" followed by "Y Death" followed by "Z Death" etc. Offhand good titles - "Sharp Objects", "Heart-Shaped Box", "Dance Hall of the Dead". Now THAT title I would notice.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:738132007-09-19T14:47:29.250ZBarbara Fisterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bfister
Now THAT title I would notice.
Now THAT title I would notice. I know, I know. We're not exa…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:737102007-09-19T07:03:46.083ZAngiehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/slackerwriter
I know, I know. We're not exactly civilized over here. And ask me sometime to tell you my merkin story. It's not what you think, but it's a pretty good 'un.
I know, I know. We're not exactly civilized over here. And ask me sometime to tell you my merkin story. It's not what you think, but it's a pretty good 'un. Sometimes I mistakenly wonder…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:737052007-09-19T06:58:53.832ZDaniel Hatadihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
Sometimes I mistakenly wonder if Americans have running water, electricity, and beer. Then my mind starts to wander. For instance, Amer'cans sounds a lot like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin">Merkins</a>.<br />
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Umm, I'm running away now.
Sometimes I mistakenly wonder if Americans have running water, electricity, and beer. Then my mind starts to wander. For instance, Amer'cans sounds a lot like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin">Merkins</a>.<br />
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Umm, I'm running away now. Um, yeah. We say that over on…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:737012007-09-19T06:57:34.046ZAngiehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/slackerwriter
Um, yeah. We say that over on the other side of the pond, too. Except for the arse thing. It's horse's ass. 'Cause we're Amer'cans, dammit.
Um, yeah. We say that over on the other side of the pond, too. Except for the arse thing. It's horse's ass. 'Cause we're Amer'cans, dammit. I recently found a hardcover…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:736412007-09-19T01:34:08.048ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
I recently found a hardcover re-issue of John D. MacDonald's first novel <i>The Brass Cupcake</i>. Love that title. Unusual combinations of words do it for me. <i>The Catcher in the Rye</i> is one of my faves.
I recently found a hardcover re-issue of John D. MacDonald's first novel <i>The Brass Cupcake</i>. Love that title. Unusual combinations of words do it for me. <i>The Catcher in the Rye</i> is one of my faves. Start writing it and we'll bu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-19:537324:Comment:736372007-09-19T00:08:41.217ZDaniel Hatadihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
Start writing it and we'll buy it. :)
Start writing it and we'll buy it. :)