Saturday 1 March 2014

What's in a Title



Well everything apparently!

It's easy I hear you cry but its not !

I always start by trying to come up with something that covers the story and the characters which is not as easy as it sounds and as I've learnt recently what fits it at one point might not fit once its rewritten. The cover above is for the book I hope to publish in the next few weeks and its had 4 different titles.

I've been writing it as a follow up to "Left Behind" for about 5 years. In its first years it was called "A Forbidden Dream" because the story focused on one particular aspect. Then after a major rewrite and re focus it changed to "The Hell Within."

Then the reviews werent favourable as a straight line story for "Left Behind" and it changed to a story centering around a conversation. Since this one follows, I had to change and update to the same format but still focus's on one aspect and I left the title as "The Hell Within". Again although most reviews were favourable the title wasnt, leaving me with an issue.

Its had the same title for around three years and I've been attached to it, but now it didn't work

Between Wendy and I, we went through many conertations, settling on two. Her Precious life and All For Her.

I couldn't decide so I took both to the next level and researched them. This included checks on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble and finally Google, to check for other books of the same name, or any that are close and any organisations that are close to or use any of the titles.

Immediately Her Precious Life was ruled out since Precious Life is an anti abortion organisation in the USA and this stories not about anything to do with that

So, "All For Her" it is. Fingers crossed its the right choice

    

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