Katy has a valid concern. Both of those titles are over-long and derivative. She needs to distill her novel down to its essence, and name it…I married a Bignose.
Next to creating believable but interesting names, choosing a good title is probably the hardest thing — I can’t do either which is a major reason I’m still unpublished.
I would leave the title to the Marketing Team of the publisher if they have one. Of course I would want final say as well, but that’s what they do best.
rekam Premium Member over 3 years ago
Good comeback, Laura.
nosirrom over 3 years ago
How about “The Wife Who’s a Better Writer Than Her Husband in the House”?
ronaldspence over 3 years ago
Call it, “Beginners’ Luck”
JD'Huntsville'AL over 3 years ago
“A Thing That Happened” became “Of Mice and Men”
“First Impressions” became “Pride and Prejudice”
“Trimalchio in West Egg” became “The Great Gatsby”
“Strangers from Within” became “Lord of the Flies”
“Tomorrow is Another Day” became “Gone With the Wind”
More at https://electricliterature.com/working-titles-of-famous-novels/
SHIVA over 3 years ago
Fat boy must be in the garage, licking his wounds and feeling rejected!!
Enter.Name.Here over 3 years ago
Shorten it. “The Woman in the Window” works for me. Unfortunaly it’s already been used, and probably meany times.
“The Woman in the Train Window” would be unique, though not flow as smoothly.Pharmakeus Ubik over 3 years ago
Katy has a valid concern. Both of those titles are over-long and derivative. She needs to distill her novel down to its essence, and name it…I married a Bignose.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 3 years ago
How good can her book be when she comes up with those awful titles?
sallyseckman over 3 years ago
She didn’t think of the title of her book and already publishers are fighting to print it? Don’t tell Adam.
Doctor Toon over 3 years ago
Maybe the title can be Adam’s contribution
trainnut1956 over 3 years ago
You could make her a James Bond villain and call it “The Girl with the Peanut Butter Balls”
bbenoit over 3 years ago
“The girl with the” title would get shot down due to trademark infringement.
ChristineMurphy over 3 years ago
Laura: three words max.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Sometimes a smart mouth has to pay more than a dumb az.
jscarff57 Premium Member over 3 years ago
How about “Pooh on the ankle”?
ira.crank over 3 years ago
“The Girl Who Grew Up To Be A Tattoo”
Ed The Red Premium Member over 3 years ago
A Tale of Two Cindys
To Kill a Canary
Fifty Shades of Slightly Off-White with Just a Hint of Yellow
brick10 over 3 years ago
Oh, that seems like an Adam retaliation.
KEA over 3 years ago
Next to creating believable but interesting names, choosing a good title is probably the hardest thing — I can’t do either which is a major reason I’m still unpublished.
BJIllistrated Premium Member over 3 years ago
I would leave the title to the Marketing Team of the publisher if they have one. Of course I would want final say as well, but that’s what they do best.
TennesseeFran over 3 years ago
Those are all really bad titles. Makes me wonder….
stillfickled Premium Member over 3 years ago
No chips unless they agree with you.
Craig Westlake over 3 years ago
Throw mama from the train a grenade sounds good…
Cactus-Pete over 3 years ago
There’s a bidding war over a novel without a title?
tinstar over 3 years ago
I wonder if Laura is a chip off the old block…head.