I'm having a little trouble coming up with a title for my novel. Any tips on coming up with a suitable title?
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We sometimes play "Name that book!". We can do that if you'd like. Even if you don't like any of our suggestions, it might just help you to think of a title yourself. Just tell us a little about the story.
And with the usual disclaimer that some editor or publisher might want to change the title anyway.
And with the usual disclaimer that some editor or publisher might want to change the title anyway.
Okay, we can try that. I'm mainly just looking for a working title. There is a good chance I'll change it myself once I'm done. As for the story, it's about a young woman going through a hard time with her fiance. After a year and a half of dating, she feels likes he is doing nothing but pressuring her into marriage. At first she was all for getting married as soon as possible. But reality hits her fast and hard when he keeps getting angry with her for wanting to push back the wedding. And to add to the stress, an ex-boyfriend suddenly proposes to her also. Now she has to possibly hurt her best friend and her fiance all at once. After countless conversations with tears and harsh words said, she is forced to make a decision to go through with it or back out completely.
I really suck at summaries. So I hope that was well enough to get the picture across.
I really suck at summaries. So I hope that was well enough to get the picture across.
Some ideas . . .
Indecision
Hard Choices
The One Chance or The Last Chance
The Broken Ring or The Tarnished Ring
One Step Down the Aisle
Veiled or Veiled Love
Change of Heart
Love Sucks (since it's a modern YA)
On Both Hands
I'm Not Getting Married (a takeoff on the song I'm Not Getting Married Today from the musical Company)
Whim or A Wish and a Whim
Caprice
What the Pictures Don't Show
The Bridal War
Breaking Hearts
The Obligation or An Obligation Once Removed
Big Day, Awful Day
The Proposals
Empty Promises
Dark Promises
A Promise to Keep
White Dreams
Forward, Backward
The Missing Ring
Reflections in a Diamond
Golden Heart or Golden Hearts Can be Broken
Burning at the Altar
The Sacrifice of [first name of character]
One Hand in Mine
Saying Yes, Saying No
Wedding Bell Blues (wasn't that a 5th Dimension song?)
White Wedding, Blue Wedding
Roadkill
Death in the Aisle
Running for Her Life
Dead Flowers ;-)
Take Back My Promise
I have no idea if any of these have been used for books before; probably some of them have.
Indecision
Hard Choices
The One Chance or The Last Chance
The Broken Ring or The Tarnished Ring
One Step Down the Aisle
Veiled or Veiled Love
Change of Heart
Love Sucks (since it's a modern YA)
On Both Hands
I'm Not Getting Married (a takeoff on the song I'm Not Getting Married Today from the musical Company)
Whim or A Wish and a Whim
Caprice
What the Pictures Don't Show
The Bridal War
Breaking Hearts
The Obligation or An Obligation Once Removed
Big Day, Awful Day
The Proposals
Empty Promises
Dark Promises
A Promise to Keep
White Dreams
Forward, Backward
The Missing Ring
Reflections in a Diamond
Golden Heart or Golden Hearts Can be Broken
Burning at the Altar
The Sacrifice of [first name of character]
One Hand in Mine
Saying Yes, Saying No
Wedding Bell Blues (wasn't that a 5th Dimension song?)
White Wedding, Blue Wedding
Roadkill
Death in the Aisle
Running for Her Life
Dead Flowers ;-)
Take Back My Promise
I have no idea if any of these have been used for books before; probably some of them have.
Are there any lines in the novel that you think are clever or that sum up the novel? Any images?
An unrelated question, are you sure this is YA? I ask because it doesn't seem very YA from this description
An unrelated question, are you sure this is YA? I ask because it doesn't seem very YA from this description
I didn't know until she posted that Sage has a book titled Love Sucks (or else I just didn't remember); it just came to mind given the details of the story. Sorry, Sage, I didn't mean to steal your title.
Maybe Love Gone Bad instead.
Maybe Love Gone Bad instead.
Hmmm, it depends on how it ends but:
Backing out.
Backfire dreams or love
Pushing Back
White Wedding Blues
I really liked alleycats:
The Proposals
Saying Yes, Saying No
And this comes from someone who can't name anything she writes except for her poems, and even then it's hard.
Backing out.
Backfire dreams or love
Pushing Back
White Wedding Blues
I really liked alleycats:
The Proposals
Saying Yes, Saying No
And this comes from someone who can't name anything she writes except for her poems, and even then it's hard.
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Love triangle.
The yes no game.
Burning love.
Snakes and ladders.
I know snakes and ladders is a strange one, but I just thought about the going up and down...you know...
The yes no game.
Burning love.
Snakes and ladders.
I know snakes and ladders is a strange one, but I just thought about the going up and down...you know...
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