tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post260505752968228252..comments2024-03-11T05:56:25.376-05:00Comments on T. Powell Coltrin Writes : Title AttractionT. Powell Coltrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-13886384809500505772010-05-31T15:11:35.527-05:002010-05-31T15:11:35.527-05:00Oh titles, I hate titles. I usually start with som...Oh titles, I hate titles. I usually start with something that helps me locate a wip and then as I near the end I start getting a better idea of what my title should be. <br /><br />Love this post, glad I stumbled across your blog.Diane J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06638568994448668008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-46935519861022134312010-05-31T14:56:24.541-05:002010-05-31T14:56:24.541-05:00And all that information you espoused is precisely...And all that information you espoused is precisely why I pick a quick title then, if it's not a blog, will *cough* deal with it later. My current project has only a working title and that's because I haven't bothered to spend time thinking of "a good title" that does all you stated. So, for me anyway, finding the right title for a manuscript is DEFINITELY a process. Good luck hunting for a new and awesome one (btw- I liked your other title :) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-23888923754563699762010-05-30T04:19:46.031-05:002010-05-30T04:19:46.031-05:00I tend to just go with a working title until the w...I tend to just go with a working title until the whole thing is finished. Then I'll agonise over chapter titles and book title. The more I try to be clever the lamer they seem :-)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-66616745038751049802010-05-29T10:41:09.770-05:002010-05-29T10:41:09.770-05:00Good topic and reference links. I try to come up ...Good topic and reference links. I try to come up with eye-catching titles when I can. I often try to use my title to create a link between my subject matter and something that would be in a frame of reference for the reader, like a song lyric, poem, or common saying.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-25373081493808990792010-05-29T09:07:24.877-05:002010-05-29T09:07:24.877-05:00Mary, Welcome and thanks. Hope to see you again.Mary, Welcome and thanks. Hope to see you again.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-25699377712903114542010-05-29T08:44:08.527-05:002010-05-29T08:44:08.527-05:00I absolutely love the art work on your blog header...I absolutely love the art work on your blog header. Beautiful. Can't wait to look around. Writing--it is so elusive at times.<br />MaryWriting Without Periods!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08790155653220261547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-5251497099919895362010-05-28T22:17:33.034-05:002010-05-28T22:17:33.034-05:00Judy, I think - just think- that I need consider t...Judy, I think - just think- that I need consider titles more than I do.<br /><br />Cindy, I too read posts because of the writers, but I am also lured in by interesting titles. <br /><br />Mason, Thanks - me too.<br /><br />Maribeth, I think you are on to something. Long titles are not in. :)<br /><br />Joanne, I love this "the title is the shortest synopsis writers have to create".<br /><br />Elizabeth, Wellll I think Delicious and Suspicious sounds like your creation. Thanks for Tweeting my post.<br /><br />Clarissa, I won't tell a soul. :) I think that's cool. <br /><br />Hilary, You are someone who can blurt it out the first time and get right. Not me.<br /><br />Mary, I need to think of it like naming babies, because I love naming babies and my pets.<br /><br />Karen, I hope I know when the right one comes along. <br /><br />Carol, I would say greats minds run together, if I had a mind. <br /><br />Deb, Thank you, I thought it was poetic too, but I realized one day it relates to very little in the story. <br /><br />Hi, Lesley, Long time no hear, but then you've been travelling. <br /><br />And Brian, I love the title "Playing with Matches". As creative as you are I thought the title came from you. I wondered how many times the publisher has their way with the titles. Oh, I started reading it but put it down to finish The Graveyard Book. My ADD helps me get ahead of myself.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-33959830994519050772010-05-28T21:10:03.794-05:002010-05-28T21:10:03.794-05:00Both my books had their titles changed by the publ...Both my books had their titles changed by the publisher.Brian Katcherhttp://www.briankatcher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-6603167521337716772010-05-28T18:31:16.267-05:002010-05-28T18:31:16.267-05:00Excellent food for thought Teresa...I haven't ...Excellent food for thought Teresa...I haven't given it much thought, but will in the future.<br />LesleyMelbourne Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512877501524848674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-45441542049374995302010-05-28T11:59:28.465-05:002010-05-28T11:59:28.465-05:00This is very interesting to read. Thank you. I do ...This is very interesting to read. Thank you. I do think your title is poetic and interesting, even though it might not fit the rules.<br /><br />I choose titles that work for me (as in I love them a lot) as I'm writing, figuring a publisher will make changes. And looking forward to being at that point of my career. :-)Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-53081585139333443142010-05-28T11:20:37.355-05:002010-05-28T11:20:37.355-05:00I just posted on another blog about titles - it mu...I just posted on another blog about titles - it must be Title Friday. They always give me trouble, so I need all the help I can get. Thanks.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-23074943527020849632010-05-28T10:08:41.422-05:002010-05-28T10:08:41.422-05:00It's a lot of work, as your post suggests! But...It's a lot of work, as your post suggests! But when the right one comes along, you just know it. (like love lol)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-91486756765655156972010-05-28T09:17:08.932-05:002010-05-28T09:17:08.932-05:00I like coming up with titles. It's like namin...I like coming up with titles. It's like naming the baby. My process is walking around with the ideas for a while. I have written them out, switched things around, but I usually come to an "ah-ha" moment, or I take a phrase from something within the story. Rhyming is good, or alliteration.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-51544594442035359502010-05-28T08:35:22.732-05:002010-05-28T08:35:22.732-05:00Hi Teresa .. mine usually come straight out .. not...Hi Teresa .. mine usually come straight out .. not sure how. When I've thought about it for too long .. then the title's lost its hook. Occasionally I get too clever .. lost the hook again ..<br /><br />Love everyone's comments .. interesting read .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-59126703721808097462010-05-28T08:27:37.815-05:002010-05-28T08:27:37.815-05:00I don't know if I should say this but the titl...I don't know if I should say this but the title to all my mystery novels are clues to solving the codes within.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-56989690246552136692010-05-28T07:51:39.529-05:002010-05-28T07:51:39.529-05:00Thanks for the mention!
I'm tweeting this pos...Thanks for the mention!<br /><br />I'm tweeting this post...good collection of info here!<br /><br />I do love punny titles, but it can create a real problem for online book shoppers. I think it's okay for folks in brick and mortar stores. <br /><br />I had my own ideas for the "Delicious and Suspicious" book's title, but Penguin rejected them and their title is much better than mine were. :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-71260041137311295772010-05-28T07:36:42.852-05:002010-05-28T07:36:42.852-05:00It seems like the title is the shortest synopsis w...It seems like the title is the shortest synopsis writers have to create! It says so much. I heard an agent once say that it helps to have food in the title!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-79593301944633408312010-05-28T06:57:07.753-05:002010-05-28T06:57:07.753-05:00I find have to careful because my title makes sen...I find have to careful because my title makes sense to me because I know the post but others don't have a clue. <br />Usually I avoid readings with long titles because it is usually an indication that the author's work is wordy. (Like this comment. Sorry)<br />Maribeth<br /><a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Giggles and Guns</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-79851275843067243332010-05-28T06:44:31.937-05:002010-05-28T06:44:31.937-05:00Very informative post. I really hadn't given i...Very informative post. I really hadn't given it much thought, but I see your point. I'm going to start working on that.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-80668052019078070862010-05-28T06:04:07.187-05:002010-05-28T06:04:07.187-05:00Good information. I choose titles for simplicity,...Good information. I choose titles for simplicity, sometimes using just one word. But other times more is needed. I typically read blogs because of the persons writing them or the subject, not because of post titles.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583817947078375493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291778831034971277.post-92015614004228599332010-05-28T05:58:24.331-05:002010-05-28T05:58:24.331-05:00Teresa, you are really on to something here, espec...Teresa, you are really on to something here, especially with online writing. I have found many online writers are in a hurry to find their content and a title that tells them their topic is covered in your article is essential to getting them to select it, once they've queried their browser. Cute and catchy sometimes does not get it. I've changed my titles on some on my Triond articles and found that suddenly they have picked up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383088026534281295noreply@blogger.com