Couple days ago on M.J. Rose’s blog guest Barry Eisler waxed wise about book titles.
Titles have been a bane for me from the beginning. My first four titles changed from:
Bewitched to Spellbound — Not too bad
Once and Always to Always — Liveable
Unforgettable to Once and Again — huh?
Ihavenoclue to Midnight Magic
— big mistake since Gwynne Forster already had a title out by this name. I believe her sales cannibalized mine.
Of course, I didn’t consider these or any of my other titles in regards to Mr. Eisler’s concept of resonance. Now I’ve got to go back and find the first part of what he wrote–and maybe reexamine the title on that proposal I’m working on. Oy!
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