[stylist] "A deafblind girl" or "Dragons and Dumans"

James Canaday M.A. N6YR n6yr at sunflower.com
Sun Sep 6 21:57:18 UTC 2009


Helene,
you know your text and your writing elements best.  it certainly 
sounds like a great title to me and gets the reader's attention.
jc
Jim canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 04:05 PM 9/6/2009, you wrote:
>Thanks for feedback.
>What do you think about "The gift of flight"?
>I like this title best due to the double meaning: The dragons want
>mankind to become airborne, to make them more like them, and also
>'flight' as in escape. Liza and then others all help Nadia get away
>from her mother's clutches so they are offering her 'a gift of
>flight'.
>
>Helene
>
>On 06/09/2009, James Canaday M.A.  N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com> wrote:
> > Hi Helene,
> > I think your proposed new title is a good one.
> > I was also thinking of:
> > "A deafblind disappointment" as a title or "I'm just a girl."
> > jc
> >
> > Jim Canaday M.A.
> > Lawrence, KS
> >
> >
> > At 03:37 PM 9/6/2009, you wrote:
> >>I am thinking of changing the title of "The deafblind girl" to something
> >> else.
> >>
> >>A deafblind girl (let me knowif you want to keep the original title)
> >>Dragons and Dumans (it was originally called Squib before I decided to
> >>scrap the word Squib and replacing it with 'Duman' which also
> >>describes someone from a witch family who can't work magic. It's also
> >>sent in a country run by dragons.
> >>The gift of flight: The dragons have an obsession of making mankind
> >>airborne plus flight has another meaning. Nadia spends a lot of this
> >>book escaping her mother so the title sort of has a double meaning. I
> >>think the 3rd title might work best but I'll keeep it as a Deafblind
> >>girl while I send sample chapters to avoid confusing anyone.
> >>
> >>Please let me know which title you prefere.
> >>
> >>Helene
> >>
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