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

[Judith Bron]

In my opinion it's too heavy.  People don't need titles to analyze, they 
want to glance at it, read the back flap and make a decision as to weather 
or not to read the book.  How about something like, "Accept me", or "A Place 
Just for Me?"  Again, these are just suggestions.  For the title of my book 
I tried getting philosophical with the title and went through several titles 
before I decided on, "The Letter".  A letter is central to the plot and 
eventually this letter shapes the plot.  Just a simple letter.  What in your 
book can be reduced to a few words?  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] "A deafblind girl" or "Dragons and Dumans"


> 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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