I’ve been tagged by Sweet Sixteen debut writer Shannon M. Parker, author of the forthcoming novel CRUSHING, to find 8 Terrible Titles within my manuscripts. The irony is that I have about 300 bad titles that I brainstormed for ALL WE LEFT BEHIND, before my editor and I came up with one that stuck (and I’ll admit, my editor named my book!). Horrible titles are in my blood. So this challenge is right up my alley!
Challenge rules: Scroll through my manuscript and stop at a random spot. Wherever my cursor lands…That’s my title. There’s no hunting through my pages for the perfect phrases. This challenge is to see how truly awkward my title could be.
Here are my #8TerribleTitles from my YA Contemporary novel ALL WE LEFT BEHIND:
1. This Should Be Our Best Year
2. She Riles Me Up
3. Dripping Sticky Gold Onto Wax Paper
4. How Blind We Must Be
5. Swinging Against My Elbow
6. Far Less Important Than a Soccer Ball
7. Skin Through Soaked Cotton
8. Blinking From Orange to Ash
There they are, in all their terribleness. Wahooo! I tag Melanie Fishbane and Mackenzi Lee for this challenge. Happy title-creating ladies!
Some of those actually sound interesting (though would be hard to follow up with an actual story). Sounds like it was fun putting together. :)
I like “Dripping Sticky Gold Onto Wax Paper” – the story of one girl’s fight for the right to craft. I also like “Skin Through Soaked Cotton,” though that one might be new adult. Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to read your book.