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BOOK TITLES ~ Finding the right one

Do you struggle with finding the “right” title for your writing – whether it’s a short story, novel, poetry or even a blog post?

Do you have to have your title before you begin to write?

How many times do you change your title before you’re finally happy with it?

The title for my debut novel, A Shadow in the Past, came from a sentence in the book.

book titlesThe cover was designed around that. It works, don’t you think?

I thought I would use the same concept to come up with a title for the second book in the series and in keeping with the time-travel element, came up with Shadows From Her Past.

Don’t get all excited. Book two isn’t out yet. Book two isn’t anywhere near being ready. Book two doesn’t have a synopsis or back cover blurb yet (and that’s a whole other story – and yes, it will also require a title).

So finding a title can be an arduous task but I’ve looked around online and found these three sites that might be of help to you. There are more, but these were in the top of the google search results.

tarasparlingwrites.com/book-title-generators/

fantasynamegenerators.com/book-title-generator

kitt.net/random-book-title-generator

I’d love to hear how you deal with this conundrum. Drop me a line in the comments sharing how you find the “right” title for your work.

 

Riddles… the big reveal is today.

Riddles… the big reveal is today

Was this one of those riddles that has driven you mad trying to come up with solution? Or are you a riddles aficionado  and able to figure it out right away?

Are you ready for the solution? I’ll go over the clues one last time.

 Clue #1

James Allan [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

The building pictured above is the Rannes Hall in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Clue #2

a shadow in the past cover 500x773of course you recognize my book cover…

and finally…

Clue #3

Aug 2013 calendar page

Take a really close look at the heading on the calendar page… August 2013. It’s in the future. It’s not here yet. Okay, my book is a time-travel but that’s not it.

So without any further ado, may I have a drum roll, please…

drummer

Are you ready for the answer? Should I make you stew any longer? No. I won’t do that. I couldn’t be that mean to my loyal blog followers.

I will be in Scotland in August 2013 and on the 17th, I’ll be hosting a book launch for A Shadow in the Past at the Rannes Hall in Kennethmont!

Isn’t that brilliant? I can hardly wait for my feet to touch good old Scottish terra firma. It’s been way too long since I was last there.

Riddles… the big reveal to this one…

Riddles… Think you’ve come up with the answer to this one?

Oh the conundrum of solving riddles. They can be easy to solve or drive you mad trying to come up with the answer.

You have a few more days to ponder your answers to my riddle. June 1st is when the answer will be revealed. So for those of you who haven’t come up with the solution, here are the clues again…

Anyone who already knows the answer, please don’t spoil it for those who haven’t seen this yet are still puzzling over the answer…

Clue #1

James Allan [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Clue #2

a shadow in the past cover 500x773

and finally…

Clue #3

Aug 2013 calendar page

So there you have it. Three things that have something in common. An old building, my book cover and a calendar leaf. Any ideas what these three things have in common?

Leave a comment stating what you think the answer is. I’ll be interested to see you answers. And those of you who already know? Please, don’t spoil it for those who are still scratching their heads trying to figure it out.

And if you’re not in to solving riddles… well at least sit back and enjoy the theories as they come in. It should be great fun.

Riddles… can you guess the answer to this one?

Can you guess the answer to this riddle?

Who doesn’t like to solve riddles? They’re fun. They make you think, thereby exercising your brain. Some are harder to solve than others, but isn’t that what it’s all about? The harder riddles are to solve, the more satisfying the feeling when you finally succeed and come up with the right answer.

Well, here is my riddle. Anyone who already knows the answer, please don’t spoil it for those who haven’t seen this yet are still puzzling over the answer…

Clue #1

James Allan [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Clue #2

a shadow in the past cover 500x773

and finally…

Clue #3

Aug 2013 calendar page

So there you have it. Three things that have something in common. An old building, my book cover and a calendar leaf. Any ideas what these three things have in common?

Leave a comment stating what you think the answer is. I’ll be interested to see you answers. And those of you who already know? Please, don’t spoil it for those who are still scratching their heads trying to figure it out.

And if you’re not in to solving riddles… well at least sit back and enjoy the theories as they come in. It should be great fun.