How important is a title? Would “For Eternity” grab your attention if it wasn’t free?

Greetings, everyone!

While laboring over a title for my next novel, I wondered if other authors have a difficult time finding the right one. After a bit of research, I found some trivia that made me smile.

Most of you have probably seen the movie, “Jaws,” based on Peter Benchley’s novel by the same name. According to Mr. Benchley, he considered over 100 titles, including The Shark, Leviathan Rising, The Jaws of Death, Silence in the Water, and The Jaws of Leviathan. He came up with a winner with a simple one word title, Jaws.

F. Scott Fitzgerald settled on The Great Gatsby, but had second thoughts about not using a title he preferred, Trimalchio in West Egg. In my opinion, he chose the correct one. I wonder if Stephen Crane’s novel, The Red Badge of Courage, would have sold as many copies if it had used his other consideration, Private Fleming, His Various Battles?

Margaret Mitchell planned to name her novel Pansy, after the main character. After changing Pansy’s name to Scarlett, she considered Bugles Sang True and Not in Our Stars before settling on the final title, Gone With the Wind.

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Enough book trivia! Are you in the mood for a free short fantasy story? Download your copy below.

Monique is a witch who associates with no one but Dante, a raven. At Dante’s insistence, she accepts an invitation for a weekend at an enchanted hotel, where she rescues a kitten from the jaws of a goblin and is pointed in a new direction.

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Karen

P.S. Ivan says, “Cato, the kitten, is a character in the story. He reminds me of me in my younger days.”