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By: Have Fun & Don’t Forget to Dream – J.L. Winters

Have Fun & Don’t Forget to Dream – J.L. Winters — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:54:21 +0000

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By: juliegloverwrites

juliegloverwrites — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:08:09 +0000

Great tips here! Thanks, Margie. I'm late to this, but I'd flagged the post and wanted to read now, since we're soon to name book #5 in our Muse Island supernatural suspense series. The first four are:

1. Mark of the Gods
2. Power of the Song
3. Rise of the Storm
4. Curse of the Night

Obviously, we have a cadence formula there, but we researched popular words in the genre that signal potential readers about what they'll get.

Another consideration is how the words will look on a cover. Of course, that's in line with your attention-grabbing point, but sometimes testing out the font visual of options helps me narrow the choice.

Thanks again!

By: Brenda Spears

Brenda Spears — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:34:58 +0000

Thank you for the helpful tips and great examples. As always, Margie, you've got me thinking.

By: Gini Rifkin

Gini Rifkin — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:57:36 +0000

Thank you for the very helpful post. Great examples. Titles are tricky!

By: rhaychristou

rhaychristou — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:10:49 +0000

Another great blog. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

Mucho love,
Rhay

By: Raewyn Bright

Raewyn Bright — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:30:57 +0000

Hi Margie,

The Day the Roomba Died is a horror, right? ;-))

I love the titles you shared, I’ll be clicking the links to find out more about the books.

Lots of ideas here to mull over and come up with better titles for my wip.

See you in class 🙂

By: rosetyper9

rosetyper9 — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:26:53 +0000

Awesome post, as usual, Margie! <3

By: Phillipa Nefri Clark

Phillipa Nefri Clark — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:07:12 +0000

Hi Margie, I loved this blog! My editor (Nas Dean) has told me more than once I need to do your classes so I shall have to explore this. My current WIP is titled Lest We Forgive. I'd love your opinion on it. Nice to meet you, Phillipa

By: Deb Atwood

Deb Atwood — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:38:13 +0000

Hi Margie! I enjoyed reading your post! Lots to think about when creating that perfect title. Imagine Something That Happened was the original title for Of Mice and Men. What a difference! I love long, sentence-type titles. A couple of my favorites are Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I'm having fun in your Endings class. Cheers!

By: Becky Rawnsley

Becky Rawnsley — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:18:31 +0000

Fantastic post, thanks Margie! I think I may need to play around with my working titles some more now to get that wow-gotta-read-this factor!