I'm at that point in writing book #2 where the deadline is looming and I'm re-writing like crazy. Filling in the blanks (or the xxx's as it were). And looking for a title.
I've been using a working title up until now, knowing it won't be the final title. The reason -- it can be read in two ways. There's that word, 'read'. For my working title you have to read it as 'red'. The other way & it falls flat.
It's Read & Buried. I like it but as I said, if you 'read' it wrong, it's a goner.
So, time to brainstorm...and I'm looking for help. The plot involves a visiting author who is murdered; the amateur sleuth & her book club members jump into the investigation...and it's almost Christmas. Being book two of a series, the main characters remain the same as does the small southern Alabama town.
Book one, which is out next April, is titled A Killer Read. Berkley Prime Crime likes them snappy and short. Oh, yes...and relevant.
So, taking all of that into consideration...do you have any suggestions?
Dying to Kill, came to mind this morning. As did Plotting to Die. They're already in the discard pile. Creating titles is a fun game to play when on a long car drive, on a long early morning walk, on hold for a long time with whatever major company you're calling. But it's time to get serious.
Titles, anyone?????
Linda Wiken/Erika Chase
A Killer Read coming April, 2012
from Berkley Prime Crime
The English language is fraught with potential pratfalls. But I do like Read and Buried. Surely people will get the joke and say it the way you want them to.
ReplyDeleteA Killer Review? Reading for a Fall? Critiquing the Dead? Hmmm...I'll keep thinking...titles are hard.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a new Prime Crime author, first book ENDANGERED coming out in December.