Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
And we’re revving up IWSG Day to make it more fun and interactive! Every month, we'll announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG Day post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.
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June 6 question - What's harder for you to come up with, book titles or character names?
There is absolutely no contest with this answer!
Titles are SO HARD!!!!
I have fun with character names, but titles drive me absolutely batty!
I make lists.
The lists are full of cheesy, terrible titles.
I skim the story searching for The Phrase that will become the title.
I write down themes and big ideas.
I think about settings.
I play with character names.
I search for appropriate idioms.
I whimper.
Titles are hard.
Strangely, the title for my short story UNTIL RELEASE was easy because it was so obvious. Once you've read the story, you'll probably see why - the words Until Release come up a lot!
If only titles were all that easy!
How about you? Do titles make you weep too?
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PS - UNTIL RELEASE is available now in the Dancing Lemur Press anthology Tick Tock: A Stitch In Crime.
