Comments on: retitled http://www.rabiagale.com/2010/02/22/retitled/ writer at play Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rabia http://www.rabiagale.com/2010/02/22/retitled/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 Rabia Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:18:14 +0000 http://www.rabiagale.com/?p=1433#comment-2376 Megs, I love the title <i>City of Glass</i>. It evokes all these images of wonder, fragility, sparkle. Jo, I angsted so much over a title for <i>Beauty, Unraveling</i> that it was relief to have found the right one. It's on submission so cross your fingers for me! Now that you mention the state of Tan's life, yes! Debris fits perfectly. Isn't it nice when titles work on different levels? :D I remember brainstorming with you over <I>Shadow of Drought</I>. It seems so long ago now. Megs,

I love the title City of Glass. It evokes all these images of wonder, fragility, sparkle.

Jo,

I angsted so much over a title for Beauty, Unraveling that it was relief to have found the right one. It’s on submission so cross your fingers for me!

Now that you mention the state of Tan’s life, yes! Debris fits perfectly. Isn’t it nice when titles work on different levels? :D

I remember brainstorming with you over Shadow of Drought. It seems so long ago now.

]]> By: Jo Anderton http://www.rabiagale.com/2010/02/22/retitled/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 Jo Anderton Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:14:23 +0000 http://www.rabiagale.com/?p=1433#comment-2368 I love the title of 'Beauty, Unraveling'. It suits the tone of that story so well. Hmm, thinking about my own titles. I like 'Debris' - I think it's the perfect title for that book. It's, you know, not only an important part of the plot, but I think it describes the state of Tanyana's life pretty well! :) Short story wise? I never particularly liked the title 'Shadow of Drought' but I know others do. Interesting :) I like 'Trail of Dead' because it's from the name of the band that inspired the story in the first place 'And you shall know us by our trail of dead'. I have lots of respect for writers who seem to be able to pick just the right titles for their work. Sigh, wish it was that easy for me! I love the title of ‘Beauty, Unraveling’. It suits the tone of that story so well.
Hmm, thinking about my own titles. I like ‘Debris’ – I think it’s the perfect title for that book. It’s, you know, not only an important part of the plot, but I think it describes the state of Tanyana’s life pretty well! :)
Short story wise? I never particularly liked the title ‘Shadow of Drought’ but I know others do. Interesting :) I like ‘Trail of Dead’ because it’s from the name of the band that inspired the story in the first place ‘And you shall know us by our trail of dead’.
I have lots of respect for writers who seem to be able to pick just the right titles for their work. Sigh, wish it was that easy for me!

]]> By: Megs - Scattered Bits http://www.rabiagale.com/2010/02/22/retitled/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 Megs - Scattered Bits Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:32:50 +0000 http://www.rabiagale.com/?p=1433#comment-2367 The two that come to mind right away that arrived with the story, perfect, resonating, impossible to tear away were: Rain - a currently abandoned novel about a girl who could use any special gift of anyone she had ever encountered. She was known as Universe, but the one who loved her called her Rain. It fit with the story on so many levels, I could not get that title off to save my life. City of Glass - my first return to flash fiction posted on my website. It just...fit. I love it. I didn't even care when a week later I found out about a novel with the same title. That name fits. I have an obsession with names and a good title is like my story's name. I think of Larry Brooks' post on story as a character/person. And these titles are like names. Maybe I could find another that fits so well, but for the universe they are in and the circumstances unfolded, there is no other name for me. :sighs: :backing away from the titles and going to do something useful: :D The two that come to mind right away that arrived with the story, perfect, resonating, impossible to tear away were:

Rain – a currently abandoned novel about a girl who could use any special gift of anyone she had ever encountered. She was known as Universe, but the one who loved her called her Rain. It fit with the story on so many levels, I could not get that title off to save my life.

City of Glass – my first return to flash fiction posted on my website. It just…fit. I love it. I didn’t even care when a week later I found out about a novel with the same title. That name fits.

I have an obsession with names and a good title is like my story’s name. I think of Larry Brooks’ post on story as a character/person. And these titles are like names. Maybe I could find another that fits so well, but for the universe they are in and the circumstances unfolded, there is no other name for me. :sighs: :backing away from the titles and going to do something useful:

:D

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