The Art of Titles

On our motivational loop that I mentioned earlier, some of our members posted the titles of their works-in-progress in their year's goals, and some of them are too cool! I'm title challenged, and would love to be able to come up with something catchy that fits the book, thrills editorial and marketing, and intrigues the reader.

So far I'm zero for three on titles -- no surprise, considering I never called The Assassin and Deep Cover anything but "Selena" until the powers that be named them. I wasn't wild about The Assassin (and still am not), but I didn't have any alternatives to suggest. For a time, they considered calling it In Deep and I really did like that. In fact, you'll still find it listed a few places as The Assassin: In Deep.

I'm calling this third one Target. The only three titles I could come up with are Hard Target, Soft Target and Deadly Target. I really like all three, especially the last, though I won't get attached since I'm sure it'll come out as something totally different. A hard target, militarily speaking, is one that's been fortified, which fits Selena, and soft . . . militarily (is that even a word??) is a target that's not fortified, like a hospital or school or office building, but the basic meaning of the word also fits Selena. And deadly . . . of course that fits her!

Guess I'll find out before too long what its real name will be! Rachel9:02 AM