Sorry Nora...

My last post was about my inability to think of clever titles. I said that the working title of my current work was "Opposites Attract" and I referred to it as lame.

Yesterday I was in the library and going through the paperback romance section when I happened across a Nora Roberts category romance called...you guessed it... Opposites Attract.

Curious, I checked out Amazon to see if there were any others and ... there is! Hailey North, Shirley Hailstock, and Michelle M. Pillow to name a few all have fiction titled "Opposites Attract"!

I'm not sure if I'm feeling better...after all, these ladies published with that title. Or, perhaps I'm discouraged because its so common and not very unique.

One thing that I have learned is that titles are not copyrighted. That's good news as I have a title I do like for another story I haven't started, but I saw a book at the library with the same title. Then again, a search at Amazon reveals its even more common than Opposites Attract.

Jenna

A book without a name

I'm terrible with titles. The working title of my current work is "Opposites Attract". Lame I know. Its about a private nurse and the grandson of the elderly man she is caring for. They are in fact opposites from physical size and appearance, to personality and goals, but it deserves a better, more interesting title.

I have nearly 30,000 on another story and it doesn't have a title at all. Well, that's not completely true. I'm hoping to have a series of books ala Janet Evanovich and Charlottte Hughes' Full series. My series does have a name just not the first book.

Titles are important. Like the headline in an ad, it has to grab attention and keep the reader interested to look at more. Since most romances have seemingly opposite characters, the title of the work I'm currently working on is dull and really doesn't say much about the book.

Maybe I'll go with something using "bedside manner" in it since she's a nurse. Or, she is petit and he's tall and broad (of course) so I could use something like, "Size Matters"...lol.

Leslie

The "Eyes" Have It

A lot of information can be given through the eyes. Eyes that narrow in response to something provide a different feeling than eyes that widen. But as I read over my work so far, my characters' eyes are constantly doing something. I'm afraid they look like they have nervous tics.

Providing description is tougher than it looks. The difficult part for me is that while I can see the scenes clearly, like a movie in my mind, I can't always come up with the right words to describe the non-verbal cues. My husband says I'm funny to watch when I write because I make all sorts of odd faces. I guess I hope that if I can make the face, I can describe it.


Jenna

Over half way...

My life has gotten very busy and I haven't been writing as much as I should. Plus, I have the same old demons...its crappy...you need to choose better words... its has no depth...etc.

But today I finally found some time and I was able to write over 3000 words. I'm shooting for 57,000 so I'm officially over half way. Yeah!

If I can make time to write 10,000 words a week, I'll be finished witht he first draft in 2 1/2 weeks!

Jenna