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write_awayHow 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?
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?
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Date: 2014-04-12 05:22 pm (UTC)- I keep a list of potential titles that I write down as they pop into my head.
- Sometimes I use them as prompts.
- I use random title generators, saving my favorites, and after a while I start to think of my own based on the patterns in the generators. My Fave
- Sometimes something comes to mind as I'm writing.
- When all else fails, use a line from the story.
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Date: 2014-04-15 01:33 am (UTC)