Novel Progress

I wrote a blog post awhile back about my sense of accomplishment on finishing the first draft of my ninth novel.

Experts say that a writer should stop there and take a month off. I could only wait a week. I was just so keen to get on to that first run through of revision.

I completed it in 10 work sessions. I’ve done a further five revisions since then, the latest in 4 work sessions, so I’m getting the manuscript into shape and I’ve now sent it to a professional manuscript assessor.

I’m yet to make a decision from among these potential titles:
Lotto Luck
Game of Chance
Losing and Winning

(1) Which one appeals to you the most?

The following options for a back cover blurb might help you decide:

Poor choices turn former New Zealand nurse, Kristen Piper, into a fugitive. Her actions deprive teacher, Ryan Gibson, of one million dollars and drive businessman, Hamish Temple, to seek revenge.
A double pursuit across the globe, one with good intentions and one with bad, results from theft of a winning Lotto ticket and vindictiveness.
The story comes to a climax on the stunningly beautiful island of Sicily.

OR
New Zealand teacher, Ryan Gibson, holds a winning Lotto ticket but won’t get to collect his prize. His girlfriend, Kristen Piper, claims it for herself as a way out of the double-life she’s been living for five years.
With the best of intentions, Ryan pursues her across the globe. But someone else is also out to find her, and not with goodwill.
The story comes to a climax on the island of Sicily, cradle of Mediterranean culture.

(2) Which of the two do you prefer?

I’d like to hear from you.