tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post6755878400967764763..comments2024-01-18T08:29:25.601+00:00Comments on Writer Revealed: When Do You Name Your Book?Dollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-25668632514397011182009-10-13T21:29:35.746+01:002009-10-13T21:29:35.746+01:00It's interesting how different, and yet how ge...It's interesting how different, and yet how generally similar approach we all take to coming up with titles. I still have no clue about the title for my NaNo novel, but as Lauren (Catherine Tate) would say, "I ain't bouvvered"Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-30044445604332042772009-10-13T18:38:40.712+01:002009-10-13T18:38:40.712+01:00Some of them come easy, some don't. I normally...Some of them come easy, some don't. I normally pick at least a working title when I decide on the main plot, just for ease of reference. But I'm never too attached to them - they can change anytime.Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-20398112293209731932009-10-13T03:44:47.142+01:002009-10-13T03:44:47.142+01:00Good questions. It depends on the book when I come...Good questions. It depends on the book when I come up with a title. For Monarch I started with the title. For The Breakaway, I came up with it halfway through. Great question! But yes, focusing on the story is usually the most important thing.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-59755726311164344492009-10-11T16:17:55.100+01:002009-10-11T16:17:55.100+01:00I'm all over the place when it comes to titles...I'm all over the place when it comes to titles. My first year NaNo I knew the title before I even started and it never changed. Last year's NaNo the title didn't come easily and waited until about halfway through. I've got yet another WIP that had a vague title to start with, has changed twice since, and I probably won't settle on a permanent title until I'm finished.C R Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212244053084461118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-63764597003756037512009-10-11T01:31:07.782+01:002009-10-11T01:31:07.782+01:00It usually comes to me somewhere along the way, us...It usually comes to me somewhere along the way, usually about halfway through. By then I usually have an idea where it's going or at least where I think it will go or what the point will be. All of that can change, of course, but that's usually when the title comes to me.Jennifer Walkuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441887850464334900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-17250712854385840062009-10-10T21:48:14.799+01:002009-10-10T21:48:14.799+01:00I think I would agree with most of you that you ne...I think I would agree with most of you that you need to finish the book to be sure you have the right name. You might have found the name earlier, but then the story might change along the way.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-8769278905419575552009-10-10T21:29:16.740+01:002009-10-10T21:29:16.740+01:00I usually come up with the working title fairly ea...I usually come up with the working title fairly early. We'll have to see whether a publisher keeps it.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-80133118961022809622009-10-10T20:03:31.895+01:002009-10-10T20:03:31.895+01:00I've gone through multiple titles as I write. ...I've gone through multiple titles as I write. A new idea might pop up that sends the story in a whole new direction and suddenly the title I had chosen no longer works. I agree though, you can't really choose a title until the book is finished.MC Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135224394821535801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-89748618297760947572009-10-10T19:40:46.710+01:002009-10-10T19:40:46.710+01:00Names! AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
*Cough*
Sorry.
I p...Names! AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!<br /><br />*Cough*<br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br />I put a LOT of stock in names, whether it be the title, the name of a character, or a street address, and because of this it takes me FOREVER to name anything. ;-)<br /><br />As for when, I don't generally name the book until the end, when I can look at it as a whole.<br /><br />God help any publisher that decides to rename one of my pieces... (unless their idea is better, of course)<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041390205721204791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-89570240865855355482009-10-10T19:37:19.870+01:002009-10-10T19:37:19.870+01:00I am incapable of naming the book until it is 100%...I am incapable of naming the book until it is 100% done. I'm not sure why this is. I have only written one book mind you, so maybe this new one I'm starting up will happen differently. My first title did NOT come easy, all the inital ideas I had I felt were super lame. I ended up looking up random definitions on google until I found a word that described what I was looking for. <br /><br />Great post!Amy Lukavicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858382025623696679noreply@blogger.com