I'll add one more tip: If there is a totally, intuitively obvious title then use that. Certain things tend to stick in the human mind, to the point that people will use them even if they are supposed to be using something else. So if put a non-memorable title on your story, poem, etc. then people are liable to forget it and give it a nickname. If that happens, you flunk Title Craft 101 for that story. It can tank your sales. A classic example of this phenomenon is the song "Escape" -- nobody remembered that name, they asked for "The Piña Colada Song."
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- Elizabeth Barrette (
ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Title Crafting
I'll add one more tip: If there is a totally, intuitively obvious title then use that. Certain things tend to stick in the human mind, to the point that people will use them even if they are supposed to be using something else. So if put a non-memorable title on your story, poem, etc. then people are liable to forget it and give it a nickname. If that happens, you flunk Title Craft 101 for that story. It can tank your sales. A classic example of this phenomenon is the song "Escape" -- nobody remembered that name, they asked for "The Piña Colada Song."
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A Little Slice of Terramagne: YardMap
Sadly the main program is dormant, but the YardMap concept is awesome, and many of its informative articles remain. YardMap was a citizen science…
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Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-21
Here is my card for the Winterfest in July Bingo fest. It runs from July 1-30. Celebrate all the holidays and traditions of winter! ( See all my…
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Bingo
I have made bingo down the B, G, and O columns of my 6-1-21 card for the Cottoncandy Bingo fest. I also have one extra fill. B1 (caretaking) --…
February 28 2011, 21:33:14 UTC 10 years ago
(I actually leave all the titling for Addergoole to my co-author for that reason)