Suggest a title -- win a prize!
by Lorraine Bartlett / Lorna Barrett / L.L. Bartlett
And so I'm chugging along on my next Booktown Mystery which is currently titled: Booktown Mystery #8.
Okay, I admit it. I suck when it comes to titles. (However, I do pick perfect names for cats. This is Fred. Doesn't that name just suit him to a T?)
It appears that my publisher doesn't care if titles match the story or not. (Why else would we have Chapter & Hearse as the title for #4 in the series?) They like something that is bookish and crime-ish. They really liked Sentenced to Death because it was wordy/bookish and mystery in three little words. (Thank you, Michele Fowler for that great title. Michele became a character in the book, and I have no plans to abandon her in future stories.)
A few weeks ago, I couldn't sleep and came up with about six really good candidates for a title. They were so wonderful, that I was sure I wouldn't need to write any of them down because I was going to remember them.
NOT!
So ... I need a title, and you guys are so good at it I hope you'll help me out.
It needs to have a great catchy "wordy" word (that has to do with writing ... as in Sentenced to Death ) and it has to relate to crime. (Sorry, Poisoned by a Preposition won't work in this case because the victim was squashed like a bug ... but something in that vein would work if the victim wasn't squashed like a bug.)
So, have at it. I'll choose my favorite, and send the best of them to my editor. The winner will get a very cool
Haven't Got a Clue
coffee (or tea) mug and, if you choose, will be a character in a future Booktown mystery (you get to pick whether you're a good guy or a bad guy).
The deadline is January 15th, and I'll announce the winner on January 18th.
PLEASE DON'T PUT YOUR ENTRY IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST -- send them to contest @ LornaBarrett.com (and remember to close up those spaces in the email address). Please add your snail mail address in your entry so I have a place to send the prize. Thanks!
And so I'm chugging along on my next Booktown Mystery which is currently titled: Booktown Mystery #8.
Okay, I admit it. I suck when it comes to titles. (However, I do pick perfect names for cats. This is Fred. Doesn't that name just suit him to a T?)It appears that my publisher doesn't care if titles match the story or not. (Why else would we have Chapter & Hearse as the title for #4 in the series?) They like something that is bookish and crime-ish. They really liked Sentenced to Death because it was wordy/bookish and mystery in three little words. (Thank you, Michele Fowler for that great title. Michele became a character in the book, and I have no plans to abandon her in future stories.)
A few weeks ago, I couldn't sleep and came up with about six really good candidates for a title. They were so wonderful, that I was sure I wouldn't need to write any of them down because I was going to remember them.NOT!
So ... I need a title, and you guys are so good at it I hope you'll help me out.
It needs to have a great catchy "wordy" word (that has to do with writing ... as in Sentenced to Death ) and it has to relate to crime. (Sorry, Poisoned by a Preposition won't work in this case because the victim was squashed like a bug ... but something in that vein would work if the victim wasn't squashed like a bug.)
So, have at it. I'll choose my favorite, and send the best of them to my editor. The winner will get a very cool
Haven't Got a Clue
coffee (or tea) mug and, if you choose, will be a character in a future Booktown mystery (you get to pick whether you're a good guy or a bad guy).
The deadline is January 15th, and I'll announce the winner on January 18th.
PLEASE DON'T PUT YOUR ENTRY IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST -- send them to contest @ LornaBarrett.com (and remember to close up those spaces in the email address). Please add your snail mail address in your entry so I have a place to send the prize. Thanks!
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