titling wips - prompts and examples
the name of an important character (Hamlet, Shakespeare)
an important place (ACOTAR, S.J.M.)
a summary / foreshadowing of the plot (the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S.L.; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, L.C.)
look at other titles from the genre -> currently a popular layout in YA fantasy is "a ______ of ______"
choose one word that summarizes nearly everything (Divergent, V.R.)
the name of a place or event (Caraval, Stephanie Garber)
a recurring theme (Twilight, Stephenie Meyer)
a quote (These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong)
literary devices -> alliteration (The Great Gatsby, F.S.F.) -> rhetoric (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, P.K.D.) -> allusion (Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, Chelsea Handler)
what stands out? can you put that into words?
remember that titles will change with time—Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) was once named First Impressions, and War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy) named All's Well that Ends Well
the time of the setting of the novel (Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell)
enough of the ending to spike curiosity in the reader (They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera)
a rare word that describes the book
use a general title then a subtitle
think of the title being as much of a hook as the first line. would you rather read Caraval or Magic Fair?
be specific—Mystery of the Iron Mask VS the Mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask (E. H.-J.)
prompts for @greengardenfairylit
