tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post4153169336682589052..comments2024-03-24T08:17:47.225+01:00Comments on Marissa Farrar: What is in a nameā¦?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-49095024136381748782010-09-27T13:44:56.134+02:002010-09-27T13:44:56.134+02:00Marissa, you cheeky thing!
I have a post in my b...Marissa, you cheeky thing! <br /><br />I have a post in my blog by the exact same name, about almost the exact same thing and even mentioning Twilight's change of name? <br /><br />Am I influencing you? You may have read my post and forgot, then wrote this? I'll sue! Lol!Jevron McCroryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706310154579208578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-38522977402407758232010-09-23T17:31:18.253+02:002010-09-23T17:31:18.253+02:00Hmmmm, Mark. You have got the brain ticking. I am ...Hmmmm, Mark. You have got the brain ticking. I am now thinking of maybe merging my titles for continuity. So it would be 'Buried Alone'. Then the third one will be 'Something else' Alone. I don't know, just thinking aloud, really. Again, opinions welcome!Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-70443841577902541592010-09-23T16:43:57.879+02:002010-09-23T16:43:57.879+02:00Marissa,
As an editor, I always tell people to a...Marissa,<br /> As an editor, I always tell people to avoid one-word titles, and also to avoid using commonly used phrases as titles. I will also google a title, just to double check if it's been used before I use it, and check all the latest movie trailers to see if Hollywood has stuck a straw in my brain and sucked anything out while I was asleep.MCrittendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702305939054858640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-48753984552723234632010-09-23T10:32:42.484+02:002010-09-23T10:32:42.484+02:00Aw, what a lovely lot of comments to wake up to th...Aw, what a lovely lot of comments to wake up to this morning! Thanks everyone, for your input. I guess it was pretty conclusive - no change unless publisher insists (while offering me huge amount of cash, of course!). LOL.<br />Jimmy - Dark Road should be out start of October. I hadn't realised I'd not really been talking about it!<br />(Note to self - must talk about new novel more..)Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-10153920646914689222010-09-23T06:23:47.146+02:002010-09-23T06:23:47.146+02:00Might sound bad, but I wouldn't worry too much...Might sound bad, but I wouldn't worry too much, keep it as buried. Your agent, or publisher if they feel it doesn't work will nudge you on it. If I were you I'd not worry about the title and just get the final leg out of the way. After all, the title is only one word, it's the 80,000 after it that counts :o)Lee Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625970674709103188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-46607691087771860192010-09-23T04:56:35.990+02:002010-09-23T04:56:35.990+02:00First of all, what's this "The Dark Road&...First of all, what's this "The Dark Road" business? Have you been holding out on us? I like it! Have I missed a whole bunch of details? What's the story here?<br />Second of all, I see in the future that the producers of this new film will have to post an asterisk beside their film title which will read, "Not the Farrar novel which kicks our ass!" ;)James Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-48860033113938336212010-09-22T21:52:44.159+02:002010-09-22T21:52:44.159+02:00My vote is no. Like PK says, same names pretty co...My vote is no. Like PK says, same names pretty common. Look at the fad to warp titles of a famous works like many of Kim Harrison's books: Dead Witch Walking, The Good the Bad and the Undead, Every Which Way but Dead, etc. I prefer duplicate titles to that corny way of titling a book. But in the end it's all about the marketing. Maybe it'll actually help. People looking for the movie will happen upon your book.W.J. Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083714993699730186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-62379220549668167902010-09-22T21:28:49.658+02:002010-09-22T21:28:49.658+02:00Don't change - unless you think of a much more...Don't change - unless you think of a much more worthwhile title that you are happy withTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-11435219004286750912010-09-22T19:34:34.290+02:002010-09-22T19:34:34.290+02:00This is a tough one. But i don't think the TV ...This is a tough one. But i don't think the TV show should influence your title. There is tons of media that shares similar titles. I had a perfect one for my WIP and then I googled it and found a song with the same name. That ruined it for me, so I brainstormed and came up with a list of options, which I googled and most were already books or songs. Frustrating.<br />But I finally found one not taken (as of yet) and even so, I don't think it really matters unless the title is soo popular it's ridiculous. Like calling it Twilight.<br />Also, my recent completed ms was titled Coffee & Donuts, and I've just decided to change the name. I say go with what feels right, and if an agent/pub feels differently, cross that road when you get to it.<br /><br />Best of luck!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.com