What would you name your Journal?

vombatidae · Apr 11, 2013

I am a long, long way from starting a literary journal of my own but I do sometimes enjoy fantasizing about it.
I'd love to someday start a speculative fiction journal; I'd call it "My Pet Cockatrice".

Purely out of curiosity:
If you could start your own journal (even if you have no desire to ever do so - this is just for fun), what would you call it and what kind of journal would it be?

Susan Coffin · Apr 11, 2013

vombatidae!

I've never thought about it. I just want to write the stories that go in th journal.

Cella · Apr 11, 2013

It would have to have the word Manifesto in it, for sure...

Russell Secord · Apr 11, 2013

Tidal Wave Quarterly. Came up with that about 30 years ago.

Buffysquirrel · Apr 11, 2013

I used to know the answer to this. Darn.

kkbe · Apr 11, 2013

Was, Not Was

(One day I'm writing a novel by that name. Dibs, no changes

)

Buffysquirrel · Apr 11, 2013

Someone once suggested that the magazine I was editing for at the time ought to change its name to Show, Don't Tell. Guess we annoyed him.

guttersquid · Apr 11, 2013

A few decades back, when Zodiac signs were a big deal, it was common to be asked, "What's your sign?"

I would always answer, "Slippery when wet."

I guess that would work for my journal.

GingerGunlock · Apr 13, 2013

I at first thought you meant "Journal" in a "Dear Diary" style context, which made reading this thread very interesting indeed until I caught up (I am so smart)

I mean, in a way, naming one's literary journal Dear Diary, or Kitty, or Friend has a certain je ne sais quois, right? Right.

Now I have to think of a real answer. I guess I'd name it something like East Coker or Yog-Sothoth. Depending on the sort of submissions I was looking for.

crunchyblanket · Apr 14, 2013

I'd call it 'The Quarterly Guff'

bearilou · Apr 14, 2013

Brain Yak

Just kidding!

maybe

LaurieBSmith · Apr 14, 2013

Don't Lose This....or Please Return!

(Some of you folks are funny!)

dangerousbill · Apr 14, 2013

vombatidae said:
I'd love to someday start a speculative fiction journal; I'd call it "My Pet Cockatrice".

For Motion Discomfort - in honor of my airsick-bag collection from over 32 airlines.

vombatidae · Apr 21, 2013

Buffysquirrel said:
Someone once suggested that the magazine I was editing for at the time ought to change its name to Show, Don't Tell. Guess we annoyed him.

Sounds like a sign you were doing a good job.

HapiSofi · Apr 21, 2013

This is not a basic writing question.

vombatidae · May 10, 2013

HapiSofi said:
This is not a basic writing question.

Duly noted. I should have posted it in the AW Roundtable but I'd forgotten about it at the time.
If someone wants to move it, feel free I don't know how and suspect it's a right of the moderators.

pezerp59 · May 10, 2013

If I kept a journal and if I actually named it. I'd probably call it Think Book.

What would you name your Journal?

vombatidae

Susan Coffin

Tell it like it Is

Cella

Cella

Russell Secord

nearly perfect

Buffysquirrel

kkbe

Huh.

Buffysquirrel

guttersquid

I agree with Roxxsmom.

GingerGunlock

paralibrarian

crunchyblanket

the Juggernaut of Imperfection

bearilou

DenturePunk writer

LaurieBSmith

dangerousbill

Retired Illuminatus

vombatidae

HapiSofi

Hagiographically Advantaged

vombatidae

pezerp59

Inexorable