Q: How do you come up with titles and character names? Do they change during the writing process?
- from Susan
CAPTAIN AHAB’S GREAT ADVENTURE
THE WHALE AND THE SEA CAPTAIN
ISHMAEL’S STORY
ONCE UPON A WHITE WHALE
A: Titles are tough for me. When forced to submit one I think is lame and that surely my publisher can improve, I’m rattled when they say, “Oh, I like that.” I admire authors who come up with good ones, time and time again. But nobody does it for me, alas, so I struggle. If anyone out there...
Published on February 19, 2018 01:00