Titles

[splinteredstar]

How do you figure them out? It's not something that comes naturally to me. Like, most of my stories, if I have to explain them to others, are referred to by "that thing with (____)" or "character x's story". I generally don't use them inside of my head - I know which is which, after all.

All of this means that I have a whole bunch of major ideas, only one of which has a title. (And that one was from three drafts ago and doesn't reflect the current story at all.)

So. Titles. Do they matter? What makes a good one? How do you pick them?

Comments

[serria]

I like those titles! Just saying. :D I like quote titles, if they aren't too long. Of course, the only thing is, people will assume your story has some deep connection or meaning to the title's source - which maybe it does. That's a good strategy for finding titles.

[splinteredstar]

If they recognize the quote, which they might not. Might be a fun reference for someone who gets it as long as it's not meaningless for someone who doesn't.