Finding the perfect
title for your novel can be a daunting task. Here are a few suggestions that might make the process
easier:
1. Ask Winnie the Pooh to stick his head
into a jar of honey to see if there are any good titles hiding inside.
2. Break into the
fortress of the Wicked Witch of Literature and open the cupboard in the dining
room beneath the shrunken head of Edgar Allan Poe. You’ll find a good title there along with some really cool
bookmarks.
3. Slay two dragons
and a Cyclops. Then you’re title
will appear to you in a dream but it will be written in a language you don’t
understand so you’ll need a translator to accompany you into your dream which
is quite complicated and expensive but who said a good title was cheap?
4. Ask your husband for a title. Bribe him with a coconut cream
pie. If that doesn’t work, throw
in some brownies.
5. Dance to Bruno
Mars for four straight hours. A
good title will pop into your head.
6. Let your dog
sniff your book to catch the scent of your plot and immediately take it for a
walk. It will lead you to a good
title, especially if it’s a Pomeranian, who seem to have a knack for that sort
of thing.
6. Write a letter to the President,
requesting a title for your MG novel.
The letter will return unopened.
Toss it into the fireplace and the smoke rings will spell out the
letters of your title. That always
works.
In other words,
don’t take this too seriously.
Don’t stress out about your title.
Keep working on your novel and a kick ass title will come to you one day
out of nowhere. I guarantee it!
