tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8196318158490288204..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: When Your Title Asks, 'Hey, Baby, What About Me?''--by Reb MacRathKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-70764069881293127582021-05-29T18:51:29.652+01:002021-05-29T18:51:29.652+01:00Thanks, Reb, brilliant as always. I think my title...Thanks, Reb, brilliant as always. I think my titles are all twosies but I think this happened by accident at first and then delbeately as the series progressed. Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24299153654018275642021-05-19T01:54:31.972+01:002021-05-19T01:54:31.972+01:00Such an interesting post Reb... I've not had t...Such an interesting post Reb... I've not had twosies, more like three -sies. <br /><br />I think I like symmetry and how three words glide off the tongue. Who the hell knows? <br /><br />The title is usually my LAST consideration. Still, I think you're on to something! <br /><br />edenEden Bayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043540142363106345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-18666855276975581332021-05-18T19:05:27.841+01:002021-05-18T19:05:27.841+01:00Good point, Bill. For me, Twosies are more than th...Good point, Bill. For me, Twosies are more than the number of words. I see them as titles suggesting a pair, or even a number, of things that are to be addressed. Twain's Connecticut Yankee... promises to give us the povs of both the Yankee and Arthur's court. Were you guided by you titles in any way with your historical novels? Reb MacRathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645014425062542505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53256326262939198582021-05-16T11:36:12.447+01:002021-05-16T11:36:12.447+01:00As ever, interesting food for thought, Reb. Like R...As ever, interesting food for thought, Reb. Like Ruth, I'd never considered my titles in that way, and found it intriguing that my 5 Carston books were all Twosies (as were the 2 historicals if you allow 'The'). I suspect, for me, that it's easier to get the necessary titular rhythms with 2 words.<br />But you also made me reflect (yet again) on the brilliance of cover designers, who highlight the words (of course) but, equally important, come up with images and visual combinations which tempt readers into opening the books. It's a very special art.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-685195737991626162021-05-14T16:33:04.427+01:002021-05-14T16:33:04.427+01:00Thanks for sharing that, Ruth. I do believe that T...Thanks for sharing that, Ruth. I do believe that Twosies can take us by surprise. All I had in mind for my WIP was a title that tied in somehow with the subplot of homelessness. But midway through the writing one voice popped up...and then came the ripple effect. It proved to be quite a party.Reb MacRathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645014425062542505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-23867914516130535032021-05-14T10:57:21.450+01:002021-05-14T10:57:21.450+01:00Fascinating, Reb! I have never, ever thought about...Fascinating, Reb! I have never, ever thought about this. I suppose my book is a Twosie. It's all about Isabella M Smugge but she's so self-centred that if I stray too long from her gorgeous life, she's shouting "what about me?" at the top of her voice.Ruth Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003567520622418193noreply@blogger.com