Title Me Pink
Anyone with half a brain knows that titles are uber (yes, I did just use the word uber and yes, I am aware of how old that word is) importante (that’s Spanish for important), but very few of people have mastered the art of a clever title.
Not saying that all have mine have been gold, but still go look at the seedy underbelly of Wattpad (the What’s New list) you will see at least one truly awful title per page.
Types of Terrible Titles:
1. Long Title Syndrome. We all have seen the titles that are forever long, don’t lie you know you have. Ex. My Baby Sitter Is A Vampire But I’m Sixteen and I Don't Really Need A Baby Sitter But He’s Really Hot So What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Nothing That 's What. Not!
2. Random Title Syndrome. Maybe some of you have been guilty of this? You have a wicked awesome idea, you have the characters, the plot, the description, the whole kitten caboodle, but you can’t come up with a title so you throw a dart in the wind and choose whatever you land on. Ex. Your story is about Ghost hunters who find the haunted house of a life time, but you choose the title Money Grubbers. Wha??? That has absolutely nothing to do with your story!
Okay, so shoot me, I could only name two types, but you get the point.
Lucky for you I have some life saving tips for you!
1. Characters. This is where you really, really, really look at your characters. Like if Meagan has some deep dark secret that really sets her apart or makes her who she is then you could try calling your story Meagan’s Secret or Meagan’s Biggest Secret. Or if Marco is more of the emo variety and that is an important part of the story then you might want to consider naming your story Tales of An Emo Boy or Diary of An Emo Kid.
2. Plot. Take a long hard look at your plot. If your story is about storm chasers who are following the perfect storm, but may not make it out then you could name your story Following the Storm or In the Eye of The Storm.
3. Relevancy. Make your title relevant. Maybe it doesn’t necessarily relate directly to the plot or the characters, but it is still relevant to the story. Like say the plot is a girl meets a seemingly normal boy, but the more time she spends around him the more she realizes he has layers and layers of mystery to him. But the more she learns the more difficult things get. You could call the story Playing With Fire. She isn’t literally playing with fire and the story doesn’t really have anything to do with playing with fire, but the tittle still fits.
Let’s try an exercise to see if you are learning. (Don’t steal these please; they may be used for the next chapter.)
Plot: A series of gruesome murders are terrorizing Meagan’s community. No one is safe, especially not Meagan.
So what my little students might we decide to call this story? (Comment your answers)
Character: Ernesto is a soccer god. His body was built for running up and down the soccer field. He eats sleeps breathes soccer.
So my little students what may we call this story? (Again comment your answers)
Well, that’s it for now. Check out my next chapter. We will be tackling the exciting world of plots. Tootles for now.
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