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Cathy replied to the topic The trouble with titles in the forum Fantasy Writers 5 years, 2 months ago
You’re totally right! I actually did do that. LOL, I found a joke somewhere that all YA books must contain one of the following words or pay a fine: blood crow queen ice crown fire bone true academy glass shade kingdom world shadow song sun ember secret legend star raven thief.LOL *actually notes all those words for future reference there* It’s definitely a good idea to sound like your genre XDD. I’m glad the BLANK of BLANK and BLANK has lost popularity, it’s rather boring XD.
Exactly! I’m glad you like it! That was my favorite too!YAY!
LOL! XD That’s a really good tip! That’s why I originally had all the books in the same titling thing. I think I’m going to do something similar now. Basically: Adjective Noun.Ooh good idea! I only had a very vague system XD
Firebird is my favorite!Oh thanks! I like Firebird too, it looks pretty.
Some others that pop into my head when I think of those… (Not that you have to change those, I love them, I’m just thinking out loud since you were thinking about titles ) Burning Hero, Ashen Glow, Ember Reprisal, Fire Wings. Those are kind of random, but maybe they give you ideas! They seem to fit Alessio and the themes you have going on… And I just noticed they have a kinda accidental cycle thingy. First burning, then it turns to ash, then the ash slowly starts glowing, becomes an ember, and finally a fire again. That’s kinda cool!Oooh (definitely getting my writer-brain rolling with titles! XD)
Oh nono no! I INTEND that cycle!! I really wanted my story-titles to have that feel like a phoenix rising from ashes, *dramatic voice* death and rebirth firey symbolism!!!
(lemmie see, with those titles…Hero’s Lies…nah, I’m stuck on Antihero for now…Ashen-Burn, Ashen Soul–Ember Reprisal, Ember Reprisal sounds cool! Firebird Wings,
Shadow-Soul, Ashen Blaze, Ember Reprisal, Firebird Wind…I once heard the problem with one-word titles is that they’re not great for marketing because they’re harder to find online, but still, some of the most popular books have them so… *shrugs*Lol I always thought one-word titles were dramatic and exciting! XD but yeah..finding online.
For series names, I LOVE Edge of Fire and Burnheart! They sound so epic!!Thank you!! I think I’m gonna go with Edge of Fire now cos I really like that one, thanks so much for helping me decide!!! (Plus it has THREE words; marketing! XD)
Thank you all again for your help! I decided to name the books… *drumroll* Gilded Blood Shadow Shards Smoke Circlet (Starless Shards sounded more contemporary? Somehow?) Anyway, I’m way happier with these! And now I have the coolest cover ideas! I really don’t like my old covers either, I made them a while ago, and yikes. *Shudders* XDOoOooh! Yes! Those sound awesome. (Aaaand yes, I have way too many cover ideas now too! XD)
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