General IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS Questions

[Cat]

Feel free to ask general questions about IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS here. I have a FAQ page on my website that covers some of the typical questions I tend to receive: http://www.catwinters.com/p/faq.html.

[Lisa]

I love the title In the Shadow of Blackbirds. It's very strong and totally perfect. I know the book was once called Blackbirds, but were there ever any other titles being considered?

[Cat]

Originally I wanted to call the book THE SHADOW WANDERERS, but my agent and one of my critique partners weren't fond of that one. I think I had an entire list of potential titles before I started calling it BLACKBIRDS, but it must be on my old laptop I don't use anymore. My agent came up with IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS after she first read the original draft, and my publisher never asked to change it. I love the title, too, and now can't imagine the book being called anything else.