Jan 22 2008
Mija formerly known as The Devil’s Playground
I didn’t post my current word count yesterday because I didn’t want my big announcement to get lost in the midst of the Behler Publications interview. As you can tell by the title of this post, my work in progress is no longer called The Devil’s Playground. The new title is Mija (that’s the name of my MC).
The name change was necessary because the focus of the book changed. Well, I don’t know if that’s completely accurate because The Devil’s Playground never had a clear focus. All I know is that the title Mija suits the book at this time.
Who knows, the title may change again as I continue writing.
Word count for the week: 2,900
Click HERE to learn more about The Devil’s Playground
Click HERE to learn more about Mija
Before I hired my wonderful Title Expert (aka my husband, who really does come up with brilliant titles), I used to change titles almost as often as I changed my underwear.
Considering that the publishers will mostly likely change it yet again before publication, why not? Why not have fun with titles?
Tongue in cheek aside, for me, it’s easier to write a book, to envision it, when I have a title that fits and encapsulates the spirit of the thing.
“Considering that the publishers will mostly likely change it yet again before publication”
That’s true. Also, the publisher may not like the fact that most people won’t be able to pronounce the title. But as you said, the title inspires me to write and that’s what’s important right now.
When Linda’s book was published the contract stipulated that the publisher had final say over the title and bookcover. Though she was able to give her opinion.
The title is vital. An interesting title will peek someone’s curiosity. A good title is powerful enough to describe the book.
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