How to Write A Title

Need to write a catchy title?  Try this.

List some precise nouns, adjectives and verbs about your story.  Play with these.  Mix and match.

List some phrases from your story.  Find phrases that have two or three words, lots of imagery, double meaning.

List some one word reasons to read the book.  Magic.  Murder. Culinary.  List some character or place names from your story.  Mix and match from these lists.

List a few pivitol events from the book.

When you have 5 possible titles, search them on amazon or google to see if there are other books with the same title.  Titles are not copyrightable.  Still, you don't want anyone to confuse your book with another book. 

Do your 5 titles fit the mood of your book?

Do your 5 titles fit the genre of the book?



Try them on like you are trying on a pair of shoes. Be sure of the fit.  Take your time.