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Q&A System for Coming up With a Good Title

I think it's a system for coming up with titles, yes, but as Thomas said there's no one formula. One of my fiction workshop professors once gave us an exercise in which each member of the class h...

posted 7y ago by ArtemisPondering‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ArtemisPondering‭ · 2019-12-08T06:44:36Z (about 5 years ago)
I think it's _a_ system for coming up with titles, yes, but as Thomas said there's no one formula.

One of my fiction workshop professors once gave us an exercise in which each member of the class had to examine their piece and choose one possible short title, one long one, and one strange one, just to get us started on figuring out what we wanted the title to feel like.

Example: _Venus_ (short), _Lost in the Jungles of Venus_ (long), or _Solving Golubkina_ (strange)

The key is to choose something simple but enticing. Prompt us to ask ourselves, "What's this book about?" but don't give away the answer just yet. Just put enough out there to get us to read the summary/book jacket. I usually find the "strange" type titles work best for this for me, but it depends.

Hope this helps!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-07-08T23:40:16Z (over 7 years ago)
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