Nath Jones's Blog - Posts Tagged "bastards"
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Titling this fourth short story collection is becoming a bit of an issue. There are several people involved in the project and their opinions are various:
Sally likes How to Cherish the Grief-Stricken but didn't for a while.
JT does not like How to Cherish the Grief-Stricken (and really neither do I.)
A case can be made for leaving the title as How to Cherish the Grief-Stricken since 40,000 flyers have gone out with a mention of its forthcoming status. Except, I think we can all agree that the cover isn't going to do much to sell this collection to any reader who has millions of options.
David likes Acquainted with Squalor
Chris likes Acquainted with Squalor
I like Acquainted with Squalor in contrast to the formality of the woman's dress on that cover Chris designed.
But that's undermined by the fact that Mom HATES Acquainted with Squalor
I liked Shoot the Diamond
Chris does not at all like Shoot the Diamond
Nate says maybe Roast Beef & Havarti and Other Stories, which sure but why?
Several other people had several other suggestions to which I should have been more receptive because I can't recall any of them at this moment.
Similarly, I had a bevvy of other ideas which are all now mainly forgotten.
Everyone LOVES Blessed Rat Bastards, which will not work to help garner either self-respect or literary credibility. (Plus, my grandmother would roll over in her grave.)
Just now in the shower I thought, "Maybe it should be The Damnation of Certainty." Except I'm not really sure about it, which points more to the damnation of uncertainty.
Sally likes How to Cherish the Grief-Stricken but didn't for a while.
JT does not like How to Cherish the Grief-Stricken (and really neither do I.)
A case can be made for leaving the title as How to Cherish the Grief-Stricken since 40,000 flyers have gone out with a mention of its forthcoming status. Except, I think we can all agree that the cover isn't going to do much to sell this collection to any reader who has millions of options.
David likes Acquainted with Squalor
Chris likes Acquainted with Squalor
I like Acquainted with Squalor in contrast to the formality of the woman's dress on that cover Chris designed.
But that's undermined by the fact that Mom HATES Acquainted with Squalor
I liked Shoot the Diamond
Chris does not at all like Shoot the Diamond
Nate says maybe Roast Beef & Havarti and Other Stories, which sure but why?
Several other people had several other suggestions to which I should have been more receptive because I can't recall any of them at this moment.
Similarly, I had a bevvy of other ideas which are all now mainly forgotten.
Everyone LOVES Blessed Rat Bastards, which will not work to help garner either self-respect or literary credibility. (Plus, my grandmother would roll over in her grave.)
Just now in the shower I thought, "Maybe it should be The Damnation of Certainty." Except I'm not really sure about it, which points more to the damnation of uncertainty.
