Titles really shouldn't be that hard of thing, but I'm constantly seeing titles that make me want to cry. Please, please, please. Stop using over used, cliched or just horrible titles.
The first overused title I'd like to address is Saving Jason. Or Saving Drew. Or Saving Emma. I understand that some people lack creativity, or just throw a title onto their book just for the sake of having a title, but don't. Don't ever use Saving _______. Saving Me is also not an acceptable title.
Using this title is immediately showing me that not only your title is a cliche, but your book is to. I can't remember the last time I read a story that has the title of Saving *insert name here*. It doesn't catch people's eyes, unless your someone like me and then it's not even positive attention. Some other cliches that are similar to the Saving ____ title are Loving Sam, or Finding Lincoln. Or any other name in existence. Please don't be everyone else.
If you honestly can't think of a name and need a go to, just stick the name of the protagonist on the front. I'd much rather see a book titled Sadie than Saving Sadie. At least then it isn't a cliche and doesn't make me want to hurl.
The next title that needs to be addressed is My Alpha or My Mate. There are a thousand variations of these titles and none of them are better than mediocre. Some of them include but are not limited too: My Alpha Mate, The Alpha, My Omega, and My Mates. Basically anything to do with My, Alphas, Omegas, Mates or any combination of them end up being something that makes me cringe. Again, there titles have no selling value. They don't hold unique aspects that draw a new eye to them... so stop using them.
The last but not least kind of title that needs to end usually goes something like this: Saving my hot alpha mate, or maybe My hot master saved me from slavery, or even The alpha is my super hot master and i love him. Maybe throw in Finding my gorgeoeus(notice the misspelling) alpha mate who saved me. from slavery.
Please just kill me. Any title that is more of a cluster of words describing a cliche should be deleted from Wattpad. Most of these also hold no proper capitalization(We've talked about this already, children) or punctuation. These titles are the worst of them all. Let me go cry in peace now.
YOU ARE READING
Don't Be Everyone Else.
General FictionDon't be that writer that writes every cliche. Don't be that writer that spells a word wrong consistently throughout the entire book. DONT BE A BAD WRITER. I'm writing this to tell you how not to be like everyone else.
