Writers tip #1
NEVER EVER start with the title first.
If you try to conform everything to one title, then your creativeness is stuck inside the box that everyone is telling you to think outside of. See? You may think, "Oh, yeah, I'm gonna make this book called 'The Brave Knight' It'll be about a dragon carrying off a princess and then the brave stereotypical knight coming to save her!!" Then, as you go through the story, you start to like your hero less and less. He's too full of himself, too proud. So, you make it that the dragon and the princess become friends and Dragon burns Knight into a hot potato wrapped in aluminum (the armor). What about the title? Well, the brave knight is a hot potato now. Still a good title? Not really. You're going to have to rename it!! All the work you put into the first title, is kind of wasted. So, take my advice. It's easier to try to conform your title to your story, than your story to your title
Annabelle
I agree. However, sometimes you can start with the title and make your story around it, but then you may be able to change the title according to the story. It is a rare occurrance, however, when it actually works out. I usually name the story the name of my main character, because then it does not have much to do with the plot and is easily changeable.
ReplyDeleteAllons-y,
Amber Shipp
Yeah. The best idea (when you finish writing your story) is to name it after what the aforementioned story revolves around.
DeleteAs such, usually the main character.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Although, depending on the type of book, I like a bit more (alluring? mysterious?) interesting title.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I was suggesting the MC for the title of the first draft or the working title, or both.
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