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Magician Girl Mirani
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I know that a lot of us are having trouble coming up with ideas for titles for our novels. It's one of the hardest parts of writing and a lot of the time naming a novel is best done at the end but it never hurts to get an idea before you start, does it?

Alright, basically the idea is to come up with a title based on the synopsis of the novel for the person just above you. Just the first thing that comes to mind and that you think fits. An explanation for the choice might also be good as it could help give the author an idea where to look for a title even if they don't use yours.

alabamagirl 7 months ago

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alabamagirl
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Need help with a title!

Shelly is a mermaid along the gulf coast who witnesses the dumping of a dead body at sea by a serial killer. The killer sees her in mermaid form (she can also live on land in human form) and tries unsuccessfully to kill Shelly. He vows to come back and find her. He does find her on land and she must make a bold move to preserve her secret, and protect the lives of other mermaids and humans as well as herself. The chase is on as to who will meet the other on their own terms and be able to keep their secrets.

There's a Panda on the Internet
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How about "Something's Fishy"? (I know, terrible pun....)

Vandrealyn
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Loved the pun. To me it feels more like a chapter title. I really hope it gets used. *Grins*

JustElla 7 months ago

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JustElla
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How about "See Shelly on the Seashore"?

Shotzky32 7 months ago

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Shotzky32
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Since "sirena" means Mermaid in spanish, how about "Siren of the Sirena" or "Sign of the Sirena"?

stuffandjunk
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Or "Siren Song"?

stuffandjunk
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That posted in the wrong spot, sorry. Dunno why.

Elenaeruiz
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Mermaide. As in, a cup of mermaid.
The truth of underwater

Starbrusttiger
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How about "The Little Witness" - a combo of "The Little Mermaid" and "The Witness"???

jadefyre 7 months ago

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jadefyre
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or the mermaid witness.

RachelRJJacobs
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maybe "shell shocked"

Moon Fox 7 months ago

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Moon Fox
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RachelRJJacobs wrote:
maybe "shell shocked"


Ooh, that's a good one. :)

rhyk 7 months ago

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rhyk
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How about-- "Shelly, Shocked!"

emy_rose8 7 months ago

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emy_rose8
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I like it!

colinsingleton
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something like "red water" something to do with blood and water???

epotts 7 months ago

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epotts
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colinsingleton wrote:
something like "red water" something to do with blood and water???


how bout "the water runs red"?

PaytonPond
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Thats a really good one! hurrah!

Coriander Larke
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Red Tide. yeah? yeah?

LeahDino32
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Yeah? yeah? That made me smile. :)

S.R. Walker
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I actually really like Red Tide! Ditto the "yeah? yeah?" made me grin!

D.M. Lansberry
50154 words so far Winner!

'The Water Runs Red' is awesome!

Burning91Rose
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But it'd give the whole plot of the story away fast. Just by looking at the title.

S.R. Walker
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Maybe not. We don't know as readers what happened and the fact that a mermaid witnessed it is completely unexpected!

Alex Washoe
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Red Tide?

reverie.ccxiv
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"Crimson Tide," perhaps?

velvetdelenn
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Crimson Tide would be cool...but then the University of Alabama might have something to say :) Wasn't their a movie by that name?

Quiglaid000

"Into the Ocean"
"What Lies Beneath"
"The Sea People"

Leonora Lachance

Quiglaid000 wrote:
"Into the Ocean"
"What Lies Beneath"
"The Sea People"


"Into the Ocean" is a Linkin Park song, and "What Lies Beneath" is a Breaking Benjamin song.

tchaikovsky
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And the Sea People was an ancient civilization! :P Although those suggestions do sound nice though, I just had to drop that reference in. haha

NekoAngel07
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"Into the Ocean" was also a Blue October song and what I think you are referencing... I can't say I've heard of a Linkin Park song by that name :/

Vintage Girl
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What Lies Beneath is also a movie... check it out it's pretty good.

aaronwaste
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Secrets of the Deep

Sapphire Tigress
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I thought of the exact same thing!!!

Sapphire Tigress
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(Secrets of the Deep)

Seasider 7 months ago

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Seasider
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Or just plain SEACRETS

NiyatMcAwesome
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Ohhh! That one is very clever. I like it.

S.R. Walker
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Really dig this one too!

zachrulz727
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How bout Shelly's Dilemna? Somethin like that.

Spacebunny
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"Mermaid's Lament"

kaymac98 7 months ago

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kaymac98
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How about 'hunted'

emcnally87
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"Witness of the deep" or "deep Witnesses"

LogopolisMike
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I thought similarly, like "Witness In Deep"... something playing off the double meaning of being "in deep" just seems perfect.

Either way, it's certainly a crazy premise -- which I couldn't mean as more of a compliment; unique and interesting would probably be the tamer way of saying it, but 'crazy' is more accurate, and again, totally a compliment.

Good luck!

calicoco 7 months ago

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calicoco
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Red Tide

Brooke.e.gardner
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How about "The Mermaid's Burden" ?

grejo28 7 months ago

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grejo28
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Now that's a good title!

E.R.S. 7 months ago

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E.R.S.
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"Far too Many Gills"

krystal_swarovski
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"on the rocks"

PurpleMustache
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how about Wet Vendetta? i know it kinda sounds like the title of a porn movie

DenyingBravado
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Hah, I enjoy this.

domesticmanager
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making waves?

Karin_Photo
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Secret Sea

bkrumwiede

"I Got 99 Problems But My Fish Ain't One"

unic0rnlover666
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ahahaha!!

NYR 7 months ago

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NYR
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Hilarious!!!

Pat Dee Cleo
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hahahahhahaha! That a good one!!

thedrunch 7 months ago

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thedrunch
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This is my favorite by far. :)

The_Lonestar
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"Murder Runs Deep"
"Dark Fathoms"
or, for the pun, "The One That Got Away" :D

alabamagirl
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Love Dark Fathoms!

Wolfme 7 months ago

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Wolfme
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Love Murder Runs Deep

arah4ever 7 months ago

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arah4ever
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Dark Fathoms is awesome!

alabamagirl
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Y'all rock!! Lots of great ideas here. Thank you so much.

Beach-writer

Sea No Evil or Sea Me Now

Kit-Kat2 7 months ago

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Kit-Kat2

Love Sea No Evil! :D

Agent 0017
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Ditto, "Sea No Evil" is my fave so far

velvetdelenn
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I really like this one. I can see it on the cover of your book in a store too. :) "Sea No Evil."

arah4ever 7 months ago

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arah4ever
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Sea No Evil is way cool

novelingheart87
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Yes, I love this title too! My fave so far!

Juanamac 7 months ago

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Juanamac
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Sea No Evil..... that is AWESOME!

lovebites 7 months ago

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lovebites
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Hunting the deep. Mermaids are said to live deep in the ocean,and the killer is hunting her, even to the deepest reaches. I guess Its an appropriate title. :)

syddsmiles1024
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no ocean wide enough
dead at sea

razorblades
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What about "Sea Legs"

LeonaFallas

Life at sea

mainalf 7 months ago

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mainalf
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what about: slippery business?

ursusarctosana
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Secrets Buried at Sea
Shelly by the Sea
The Gulf: A Mermaid's Hunt

Agent 0017
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What about "The Sea and The Serial Killer"?

cosadventurer
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Tipping Scales

rhyk 7 months ago

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rhyk
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Or "Scales of Justice"

crafty1_nh
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Seaside Secrets
Secrets of the Sea

KatsaVengeance

Sacrafice of the Sea

Hixale 7 months ago

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Hixale
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Howz about, Chasing the Tide? Or Ghosting the Undersea Siren? Sorry D: I be lame at names!

SonyaJustice
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"The Chase of Secrets"

keijikunoichi
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Death Awaits in Shallow Water

LostMagi42
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How about, "Fishing for Secrecy"?

LostMagi42
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That is for the mermaid one, Just thought I'd clarify.

victoryaa 7 months ago

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victoryaa

The Tail of a Witness? Sinking Secrets?

MagicalAnimeWritings
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Tail of a Witness. I like it.

Yattering82
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How about Dead Shallows, The Shallowing, Time and Tide, Salt Water Tears, Tainted Sea, tainted sand, hostile sands. Sorry I realise this is quite a few ideas but I'm just brainstorming. I hope it helps a little, but there are so many good ideas.

Reprieve26
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How about "Fish Out of Water"?

Reprieve26
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Oops-- my comment was supposed to be on the story about the mermaid!

rmusatinsky
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The Semiramis Secret.

Writergrrl127
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How about " I sea a murder....I dive deep?"
or maybe se(a)crets can kill

lpetters 7 months ago

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lpetters
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I always search the work for a memorable line that says something about the characters - I have a murder piece where the husband hits his wife over the head while she is doing dishes and singing along to the radio to a song entitled "Always," and when she comes back for revenge, she sings this song. The title of the piece is "Always," because she will always come back for him.
If the book is on the intense thriller side, I would stick with the LaCarre kind of title like "Walk, Run, Swim" or "Deep Secrets" as plays on words for the fact that our protagonist is a mermaid - a resident of the deep with a secret.

dramamama61
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How about "Splash Down". Splash, as in the mermaid movie. Down, as in deep-trouble- "man down". Also, when the Apollo astronauts returned to earth they landed in the ocean, termed "Splash Down", after having been in a place foreign to them.

I like "Secrets of the Deep", too.

mollyrae 7 months ago

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mollyrae
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Secrets in the Sea

Erotic Troll
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Tuna Between the Legs

marjaan manoon

I suggest "The Tale of the Mermaid's Tail". The title refers to the never ending chase after the mermaid and so on...

fnickforever
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What about "Blood is Thicker Than Water"? Or work something around that? Maybe like, Thicker Waters...hmm..

$hinylure 7 months ago

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$hinylure

splash 2.
murder, she swam
maltese mermaid
she always smells like fish
the mermaid diary
i mermaid

Tessla 7 months ago

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Tessla
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Someone beat me to "Shelly, Shocked."

How about "Blood in the Water"?

Isobella Lestrange

The Secret Within the Sea

CuteGuavas
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1. Shell Dazed
2. Unwanted Noticing
3. Secrets Between
4. Hide in The Wake (or Waves)

Thats all I got :)

karinalee 7 months ago

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karinalee
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Hmmm... Seems like a good story! :D
I'm thinking:
Ocean Danger!

1One1SmartCookie
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How about Deep, Dark, Dead?

JoJo1999 7 months ago

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JoJo1999
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All Mermaids Can Run

Reed What You Write
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On the Swim
I know. Very cheesy. It's a suggestion though. You could do On The Run but I know that has probably already been used.

kbrebes 7 months ago

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kbrebes
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Love this short sum. Sounds like a wonderful novel! No ideas for a good title. A Vow to Kill or Vow to Kill
Shelly, Serial, Secrets...maybe something with a double S...aliteration.... Secret Killer. Shelly's Secret (NO!) Serial Secrets???
Quiet Lips Chasing Secrets LOL it was fun playing with it! Enjoy Nano!

Anniekins 7 months ago

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Anniekins
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I like it! Dexter meets a mermaid!

Destiny's Dark Undertow
The Mermaid and the Monster
Water, Sand and Blood

Sorry, used up most of my inspiration today.

novelfinisher
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Hi,
I don't know if I understood your story - I'm German -, but I want to give your an idea which came by associative thinking:
take a rime and play with the levels of signification of your girl-hero in a far-likely novel who, in my eyes is an angel:
I say it in German and then I try to find a translation in English:

...auch ein Engel braucht 'nen Freund.

or:

Little angel caring about humain love.

Good luck and a fine mysterious novel-thriller for you.
A +. ( français, that's: until there will be more of it, perhaps ! )
Wilfried

karmagrl76
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How about "Siren's Song"? It's kind of a play on the phrase "singing like a canary". Not great, but it's a start.

philimbesi
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Through the Mermaids Eyes... or What the Mermaid Saw.

Burning91Rose 7 months ago

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Burning91Rose
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What about, "Hidden in The Deep End"

Like it is a secret for them both, him for killing and her for her kind. I don't know, but its up to you if you use it ^ ^

KatDart 7 months ago

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KatDart
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Mermaid's Mystery

_insertusernamehere_

Secrets of the sea. Because She Is Trying To Hide Her Secret Life As A Mermaide Who Lives In The Sea.

Jeannie Barber
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Secrets from the Shore

LovelyGirlsLoveBoys
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How about something really vague but striking like, Danger! Or High Tide or The Beckoning

Boolabear 7 months ago

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Boolabear
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hmm how about "Deep Sea" ?

auroraborialis
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What about:Dark Water?In relation to the fact Shelly is a mermaid.

damienmaxey

the killer secret

I think that would be a great title for such a book

inkblottie

You could have the title be 'Fin'. This is obviously the word for a fish tail but also 'Fin' means 'end' in several languages. It's a play on words!
Or you could just use 'Fin' for the end, if you don't think it's title-y enough.

vicki andree
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Run Mermaid Run

Sandyflat 7 months ago

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Sandyflat

Here are the results from my brainstorming. oceanic exploit, marine mystery, UMB (unidentified marine being), deeper than the sea, death by mermaid. Hope you find them helpful, or at least a starting place.

Quiglaid000

Maybe you could somehow work in a subplot dealing with the mermaid's family problems, and then title the book "Blood is thicker than water".

TheNerdBin

"Shelly Sees a Serial Killer:
Down By the See Shore"

The Top line should be the Large font and the lower line is the tag.

GThomasHedlund
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The Fin Red Line.

SusanWriting
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"What the Tide Returns"

QuiltinJenny
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Down by the Sea

Sea Legs



Moontail 13
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"The sea is cruel" : )

soundpreacher
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I can't believe nobody came up with "Sleeping With The Fishes."

unebelletragedie
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Secret Chasers?

Eigee 7 months ago

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Eigee
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How about "The Sea Child"??

Gennie Tuell
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How about "Secrets in the Water"?

Kohakurei 7 months ago

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Kohakurei

In Too Deep.

chloejade 7 months ago

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chloejade

I have some suggestions too! Sorry I'm late ... just joined the site. Anyway, how about "Different forms", "A Mermaid's Eye", "A day at the beach", "Twisted Tails" (probably been used before, mind o.O), "Something Red", "I spy ... Mermaid" "A Mermaid's Tail" (play on words :D) "A lie, a murder, a sighting", "Mermaid Man", "A Mermaid's Secret", "Mermaid's Murder", "A Mermaid Seas", "Secret Seas", "A Man's Sea", "The Last Mermaid" (unless there are other mermaids in the story of course!) Hope that I've helped. I love making up titles :D is there any such job for that? Hehe I love writing too much ;).

almdudler 3 months ago

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almdudler
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The accidental witness?
Ocean secrets?

cheldear
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Please let me know what you think of these titles (synopsis below) The Eighth Dementia or The Eighth Dementian

Synopsis: This is a sci/fi parody. A group of friends are accidentally pulled into the 8th dimension. They land on a planet that was created and run by a mad god (meaning, crazy god). Each person within the group sees the world completely differently, and they must find a way to communicate with each other and work together. Each person has to face his or her own greatest fear to its logical conclusion. Of course, hilarity ensues, because the god is nuts etc etc.

Hence, the pun on the word dementia.

Thoughts? Other ideas? I want to make sure it doesn't sound too terribly serious.

cheldear
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I'm sorry. I put this in the wrong place.

cheldear
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Um, no I didn't. Ack. Why can't I delete my own posts? Sure would make me look like less of an idiot.

Nanuchka
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I like this -- how about "Return to Tower of Babel."

cheldear
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Oh, that's great... I love the incorporation of the Babel part...Fantastic. Thanks!

alabamagirl
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Good One!

Goldencat
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that's what happens when there is a mad god in your life! lol

Opaul

8th of Dementia? Mused in Eight?

Razman
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cool sounds cool i was thinking something along the lines of (insert number of people) get dimentia in the 8th dimension

cheldear
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Let's see. I have a group of 5 people. Do you think the title would be too long though if it were 5 get dementia in the 8th?

smith_cl
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I like the first one best

cheldear
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Did you like the 8th of Dementia, or the ones I put in my post? Thanks for replying, btw!

step6error
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"Crazy Eights"?

Jelly.Belly.Girl
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I like this one... Would totally read a book with that title.

Jelly.Belly.Girl
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Crazy Eighths, I think it was. Don't know why it went down here...

Liv4writing
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The Perception Dimension?

cheldear
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That's pretty cool... Thanks!

HavaJavelina
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Dimensional Dementia?

grejo28
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Love this one!

PurpleMustache
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The Crazy Eighth. its a pun on the card game crazy 8's lol.

rhyk
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This is perfect. I was thinking "Bottom of the 8th". But yours is much better.

Goldencat
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I love funny Sf. What about just calling it "Eight" and relying on humorous cover art to convey tone?

Or...

"Eight Wires Crossed" ... eight keeps coming up, and you said there were communication woes plus mad god complications. Eight friends in it too? Eight tasks to face each fear...the god of crazy eights??? hummm.

velvetdelenn
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Eight might be confused with Nine (two movies out with that title) I like Dimensional Dimentia myself.... Or maybe, "On the Eighth Day...."

Karin_Photo
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The Eighth Craze

colaster

Demented

The_Lonestar
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"Degrees of Insanity"

chubbence
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Pieces of Eight (put pirates in it!)

chubbence
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woops wrong story...

Smithers
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The Eighth Dimension

mella.bee
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The Eighth Dimentian.... This is GOLDEN. I would buy this book based 90% on title! As would many, many Piers Xanthony fans. Keep it! :)

behinddacamera
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i was considering a story like this a while back but instead a magical being created a demension inside our own. He loved to play games and used this demension as a game board, it was set up as a maze, that would test and torment the players. He would call certain and unfortunate people to be the players in this game. some stumbled upon it by accident (bermuda triangle). If they could not, and most did not, find their way out of the maze they were forced to become part of the game for eternity. I had planned on calling the magical being the Minator.

I was going to call this story, The Minator's Maze or Minator's Maze.
just a suggestion :)

DaraHavok
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The Monster's Labyrinth
All Who Wonder

Ameliaisabookworm
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I'm sorry, I don't have a title for you, but I just want to say...that sounds like an AWESOME story.

Erecura
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8 of dementia
The 8th perception
Ways to survive the 8th dimension
Pulled
The game of 8
the eighth game
games of 8
(sorry about those 3. i got hooked on the idea of 'game')
The 8 game
Magic 8
(pun on magic eight ball)
My final answer id 'maybe'
(no idea where that one came from)

Erecura
50122 words so far Winner!

that went all the way to the bottom. its meant for cheldear's post.

Raydear
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cheldear wrote:
Please let me know what you think of these titles (synopsis below) The Eighth Dementia or The Eighth Dementian

Synopsis: This is a sci/fi parody. A group of friends are accidentally pulled into the 8th dimension. They land on a planet that was created and run by a mad god (meaning, crazy god). Each person within the group sees the world completely differently, and they must find a way to communicate with each other and work together. Each person has to face his or her own greatest fear to its logical conclusion. Of course, hilarity ensues, because the god is nuts etc etc.

Hence, the pun on the word dementia.

Thoughts? Other ideas? I want to make sure it doesn't sound too terribly serious.



mirrored

Crystal_Coleman
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The Eighth Dementia

sjbresnahan
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A group of people in group therapy who area dealing with some kind of sexual issue, whether it be gender identity, homosexuality or sex addiction.

Jesselle.Anonymous
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How about, "It takes a Village"?

M. E. Timperley
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Talk is Cheap

Amanda Flynnland
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Into the Deep Dark Blue

jtfoley
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Two if by Sea. I know it's a well know line...still lends a bit of mystery. Good luck!

jtfoley
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Well...looks like I need another as I was titling for the mermaid story....I like Beyond the Veil suggested below...In the Circle Something Hides.

DreamsFlyFree
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Title's are my least favorite part! Anyone with an idea would be really helpful!

Elianna, born to nobility, has her life turned upside down in a few short years. Starting with the death of her mother during a visit from King Rian and then the hanging of her father for a false accusation of treason. Elianna finds herself first dumped unceremoniously in an orphanage and then waiting on the courtesans of the kingdom, destined to become one of their rank. But her deep hatred for the man who pushed her from her comfortable life and has ignored his people for wealth and women pushes her to find the ultimate revenge.

keijikunoichi
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Courts of Intrigue, Bloodstained Satin, Danger Among the Roses (for the courtesans were often the flowers of the court)

bkrumwiede

How about... Game of Thrones? Oh, wait...

Just playin'. Serious suggestion would be "Til it's Gone."

angeleventuality
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Murder Rose
The Red Court
The Greatest Weapon (ie her sexuality - which as a courtesan I'm assuming she'll use to get her revenge)

velvetdelenn
50162 words so far Winner!

angeleventuality wrote:
Murder Rose
The Red Court
The Greatest Weapon (ie her sexuality - which as a courtesan I'm assuming she'll use to get her revenge)



I really like "The Greatest Weapon." It really packs a punch! :)

jodicompton
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I like broad evocative titles, so I'd suggest "Fallen" or "The Fallen."

alexlywit
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"Fallen" is the name of Evanescence's first album.
Ben Moody later broke off to create his own band called "We are the Fallen".
There is also a book by Lauren Kate called "Fallen". I hear it's about vampires.

Just saying, it's a bit too broad in the sense that it's been used quite a lot. Still, nothing keeps you from using it. It's obviously worked quite a few times!

Profoundusername
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It's about angels, fyi, I wouldn't recommend it.

sophieofdolev

her name means sun. so i was thinking 'soleil de la cour' which means sun of the court

HelenDeu
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@DreamsFlyFree

Courting Revenge

Not sure if anyone else put this up but it sprung to mind and I wanted to respond quickly!

WriteMeATragedy
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What about....
-Talk of the Town
-Behind Closed Doors
-Lady of the House
-Rumor Has it
Sorry, I don't really know the characterizing events of the novel so I kinda guessed *sheepish look*

Warrior Staerskye
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I am in need of a title for my nano novel.

Basically my novel is about a girl who lives in New York and wants to be admitted into a prestigious dance school (like juliard) so she can join a ballet company. She has these mysterious purple eyes and looks like no one in her family, and is a little different than everyone else. Through a series of events, she finds a Fae and he takes her into his world (actually more like tricked her, he grabbed her purse and ran away with it, and she chased him down) She finds out that she is actually a changling and is not even human. The queen of the Sealie court (summer) says that she will never return to the human world, and no one bothers to tell her why. Eventually she figures out that she has some sort of power that she herself cannot use, but she has the ability to maximize anyone's magic powers. So basically everyone is trying to trick and use her for their own gain, and she has to figure out how to stop it.
any ideas ?

Warrior Staerskye
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opps got posted in the wrong spot.

DaraHavok
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Dance of Intrigue
The Fairy Ring

MagicalAnimeWritings
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Dance in the Fairy Ring

Reed What You Write
15958 words so far

Misled.
First thing that came to my mind.

Jess_Wundring
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Tool of Summer

stevegle
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Princess of Queens

danboverholt
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Mazurka

Niki4eva
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I need help! like a lot. OS i have my synopsis up, but ill edit that along in November, to make it more interesting and more understandable. But any help would be nice

Dunixi
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Might as well... This should get interesting. =) NaNoWriMo is my brain vomit adventure, so bear with me - get creative, please!

"Dom, an orphaned, well-read girl, does the unthinkable. She accepts a book from - yes, the unthinkable - a stranger. (Insert: gasp.) Join her as she falls through time, dimensions, and anything else unstable. Comma-hopping and cloud surfing included. Rooms are 56 neurons per night, room service not included unless you hand over some frontal lobe cells. However, there is always complimentary hot chocolate."

Like I said, I am abandoning sensibility to get the creativity flowing. Thanks!

Jess_Wundring
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Ties Optional

jodicompton
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"above you" where? I'd do it, but all the posts on this forum are about the one book, the mermaid one. Is there going to be a separate forum where people post their synopses?

jodicompton
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I see ... I just didn't scroll down far enough. Got it.

almostunbroken
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Blood in the Water
Pull Me Under

lil87blue
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Sleeping with the Fishes-or-Sleeping with the Mermaids. (As in the old mob pun.)

J.Elliott359
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Blood Tredders or Blood Swimmers?

foxfeather67
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I was thinking a nice, simple title for a murder mystery like is might be "Deep Sixed."

piercetheisles
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The red see...get it :D

hatshepsutxlll
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I too could use a title---

Arliss is vain, irreligious, and apathetic of much of the world around him. So when he is badly scarred by the mustard gas of the trenches, he proclaims with complete confidence, he would rather live one day with his perfect face, than the rest of his days a monster. As a result of that statement he later finds himself skeptically accepting an offer by a mysterious doppelganger: "I will give you my face, if you will give me your fate."

The last thing Arliss Ayres wanted was immortality.

And so begins a search for answers, for a loophole in this twisted contract with an entity that seems to not even exist. What follows is a journey progressing through the first half of the twentieth century, as a grim world of dark magic, amaranthine, and the macabre reveals itself. But decades can change a man. As a now increasingly distant objective justifies a tangled web of lies, avarice, and contracts, he realizes,
He traded a grotesque appearance, for being a monster of another kind.

Reed What You Write
15958 words so far

Careful What You Wish For

oddcreation15

Mask of Janus? Janus's Regret?

'cause Janus is the Roman god with 2 faces...

Erecura
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Eyes of two
A monster of a different kind
Mirrored faces
Masked
Life as a monster

danboverholt
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Endless

MagicalAnimeWritings
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The Trade or Traded

Red Scribbler
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Catch a Mermaid by the Tail

InkGoddess
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Things can be uncertain when the government of a massive city isn't what it seems. Sure the city may seem safe, but safe from what? What if the threat actually lives inside the city? Government corruption, a failed assassination plot and someone who's determined to find the truth and expose it to the public. But the biggest question remains, can Talia keep ahead of all this while managing to not lose everything in the process?

There's going to be a bit of parkour in the novel, so I had the working title of Free Run (which is a play off of the term free running), but it doesn't feel like the perfect title yet.

Erecura
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Assassin's Run
Government

InkGoddess
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Assassin's Run sounds fab!

InkGoddess
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But it wont work now that I think of my plot a bit more, the failed assassination is the sparking point for Talia's actions.

equality72521
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How about "Amber Waves" and the Mermaid's name could be Amber Waves.

cross1990
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All The Secrets In The Sea

That's what I came up with...

CSJ
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I can't think of a title for this!

My main character lives somewhere in an alternate Northern Europe (probably Germany, not sure yet) and makes clocks. In this world mechanical people are common, but not common in this area of the country (too poor). However, the toy maker of the town has created his own mechanical assistant to help him make toys. The toy maker leaves the town soon after, leaving his creation alone. Mr. Main Character is fascinated by this mechanical girl, Nora, as he's only read about mechanical people in story books. Together they embark upon a journey to search for Nora's long-lost creator and learn how big the world really is.

rampantpanda
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Mechanical Girl sounds kind of cool, actually. Or The Toymaker's Assistant?

almdudler
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Maybe The Toymaker's Daughter

rampantpanda
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Cool thread idea! Here's my synopsis:

The traumatic brain injury that disqualified Callie Law from active duty in Afghanistan has some peculiar side effects. Her sight, hearing, and speed of movement are better than they were before the injury, but she also has mood swings and seizures so severe that she can't even drive a car. Cal's almost relieved when a representative of the mysterious Severian Order identifies the neurological symptoms as the result of possession by an Afghan mountain spirit. The Order might be able to help her, after she does something for them. Two agents of the Order have disappeared in the Afghan mountains. Coalition forces are pulling out of Nuristan Province, but Cal and a rescue team of powerful Order agents are going in.

janessaMichell
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Okay I have Emily and Chris. Emily moved to town right before high school and is neighbors with chris. they become best friends, and later on, they fall in love. they have 'the hideout'- an abandoned treehouse in the woods- that they keep all their secrets in. they spend much of their time there, watching stars, talking, and escaping from reality. there is a mattress up there and a bottle of wine, just a few of their many secrets. no one else knows about the hideout.

but emily has a secret she's kept from Chris. she had a heart transplant and everyday takes medication so her body doesn't reject the heart. she cant tell him because she is afraid he won't treat her normally anymore. but then he finds out and she cant face him. she runs away from home and hides in the hideout. but she knows chris will come find her there. she lays out on the roof (in the middle of a huge storm) and ends up getting pneumonia. chris does come find her, unconscious, then reveals where the hideout is so a helicopter can take emily to the hospital.

as emily recovers, she refuses to see chris. but her condition deteriorates, because without chris she has no will to live. the nurses break the rules and allow chris to come in, despite what emily said. in order to show emily he treats her the same, chris sneaks her out of the hospital and takes her to a special place (not the hideout- emily doesnt have the strength to climb up). there he either proposes to her or gives her a promise ring (more likely a promise ring becasue they are seniors in high school at this time).

Titles?

starrdust16
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Based on your synopisis, I like "Beyond the Veil." Or, depending on your ending..."Revelation" "

Amaya
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Sorry.

um for yours,

Stolen Royalty


hmm, yours is hard.

Magician Girl Mirani
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I agree with Amaya. Yours is quite tricky but since you've got two groups that come together to face a common enemy...what about...

Crossed Paths
Twining Strands

Momoka
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I don't have my synopsis up yet, so don't worry about helping me out just yet! :)

Some ideas..

Intertwined (because of them coming together)
Back to You (the best friend's trying to find the prince, and maybe it could be symbolic for the prince and princess finding each other)
One for All / And One for All (since they're all working together to get to him)

Yours is really difficult.. I hope something helps!

femwanderluster
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As a feminist, I WILL outwardly hate any character, especially a husband/boyfriend, who abuses his significant other (and I would assume we are SUPPOSED to hate such a character, unless given really good reason NOT TO).

I don't know that the first-person chapters from him will be able to achieve what you set out in your synopsis: "to let you inside to why he is the way he is, so that you don't outwardly hate him." I actually think that the opposite would be true; that we would understand what he does BECAUSE of what is inside his head, because we get a glimpse at the way his mind works; as in: I'd understand why an abused child would grow up to abuse others, but this does not mean I condone that result. It's not zero-sum. I think we will hate him, but we will at least understand WHY we hate him and why he does what he does. If that makes sense, haha. He is not the hero of your novel, so I don't think you need to help us NOT HATE him ^_^.. but you don't have to HELP us hate him.

Also, I think he WOULD want her to carry the pregnancy to term, if only because reproductive abuse (birth control sabotage, etc) happens for a reason: controlling a woman through her reproductive "choices" is yet ANOTHER level of control through which abusers can exert their power.

Let me know if you need any sound-boarding or help with research re: any of this! I'm super interested, obviously. I will dig to read this when it's done! ^_^

femwanderluster
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Um, haha, forgot to mention possible titles...

I would play on the idea of the struggle for independence; while pregnancy/possible abortion is a central component to the story, the crux of it is actually: will the MC manage to make her own choices and persevere into actual independence? I don't think you need to play with Pro-choice, anti-choice, pro-life etc in the title. The basic tenets are a fight for independence and a life of one's own choosing. I'd play with the dichotomy of the abused woman and the independent woman for a title.

I'm getting the image of a shattered vase plastered back together....This one is gonna stick with me so I'll be back with some brainstorming thoughts ^_^

annabelle2024
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Crossed Fates

Amaya
50001 words so far Winner!

Return of the Dragon
Synkrox


I know mine has a title but I'm not very happy with it. FYI the object of power is a chain made of interlocking gemstone links.

The Wanderer
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I'd call it the Chain of Power Sequence.

Momoka
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Immediately I thought..

Executed

I think it's representative of both the fact that he's set to die, as well as the fact that someone executed a plan to stop it.

Or maybe Execution instead.. but I love Executed for it!

The Wanderer
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(DO NOT CREATE A TITLE FOR THIS POST) Refer to Momoka's instead. Thank you.

Momoka: Thank you. Several people suggested something to do with furs, but this sits just right.

celebel
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Let's see...

The obvious one for yours would be "Choices". But I also thought that something along the lines of "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (or, a line from a song I like, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea") might be more intriguing, though less obviously related to the plot.


And to whoever's coming up with a title for mine, please ignore my extremely tentative existing title. I really hate it, but it's the only thing that I could think of when I was filling out the novel info section. Thanks! :D

Momoka
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I love the idea of maybe trying to use a song lyric for it!

Your is a bit harder!

Good Samaritans (because of the fact that being good citizens got them into trouble in the first place)
Blindsided (they didn't see it coming, since it seemed so normal)

celebel
50463 words so far Winner!

I always like song lyrics as a place to start thinking about things.

"Pros and Cons" might also work for yours.

"Good Samaritans" probably fits less because at least one of them is very wary of approaching the stranger (but gets pulled into it by his friends anyway), but "Blindsided" could work. I'll definitely ponder it and see if it sticks!

Jesselle.Anonymous
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The Emerald Dragon

The dragon's birthstone

The Chain of Earth and Fire (gemstones are made by pressure or heat-dragon)

yep, that's all I've got! Good Luck!

thorninhersides
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I reallylike your idea :)
It is a tough one,

I think since she is pro-life it should be along the lines of the Pro, Con list stuff you know? "Con-decision" (it is pro-life but backwards) Or maybe like "Split decision" I hope this helped :)


(For mine pay no attention to the title I put down XD I am not a fan of it)

femwanderluster
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I like the title "Survival" (as it seems most on-topic re:your MC's journey/struggle), but, maybe, playing with that word in a phrase that links it to high school, suicides, trends, and/or peer pressure could make it less vague. I also imagine anything titled as simply and as strongly as "Survival" must be akin to that story "Alive" (of the sports team that crashed into the Andes and who had to resort to cannibalism to survive): coming through something physically as well as emotionally and/or morally overwhelming. So...with that in mind:
- If Everyone Jumped, Would You? (or: Everyone Jumped, or If Everyone Jumped) referring to that parental fave: If So'n'so jumped off a bridge, would you, too?)
- Everyone Else's Suicide (or cut it to: Everyone Else's)
- Deadly Trendsetters (Deadly Trend, Deadly Trends)
- Survivor's Game
- The Survivor's Guide to High School
- Bully's Paradise

Um...yeah, it's hard to go further without more specifics re: your MC, especially her mindset & character arc. But, word-clouds and brainstorms and generating a big list of related titles can help you figure out if two words from a specific title go better with this other word from another, etc. Like a photo shoot, you'll end up with dozens of duds and a few primes.

Is this a take on the recent "It Gets Better" Campaign that was started in response to spate of gay youth suicides? The more specific you are about the story's content, the easier it gets to find the right title ^_^

Hope this helps!

Mythos
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@thorninhersides

I need to know more about your novel before I can come up with a title. What is your MC's name? Is she considering suicide, or does she just watch others go through it? Why does the school have a suicide trend?

Drillbit_the_knitter
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Your novel sounds like something I would read and actually like!
I think it could be called "soulshakers," because that seems to be the main part of the novel. :)

thorninhersides
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@Myhtos Her Name is Ross, She is throught the whole book and she does watch what other people do because she is deciding. The school has it be a "trend" because the most popular girl commited suicide, and her suicide note was "inspiring" as the teachers said, and then because of that her friends did and then it was like a chain reaction of teenagers wondering what life really was and making the decision to die.

Mythos
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Hm, let's see. Here's a list:
Through Ross's Eyes
Suicide and Popularity
Dead and Proud

I hope they at least sparked a few ideas.

HelenDeu
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I like Trendsetter for yours.
It kinda' reminds me of the movie Heathers. You have an excellent concept (and I liked your excerpt) - good luck!

cross1990
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You have a really good idea going on here. Have you considered adding the "technology" element to your story? Try to follow my train of thought here.

Our generation is big on "trends" no only in clothes, books, and fashion, but also on the internet. Facebook and twitter are staples of our lives. We stick a hash tag in front of something and "trend" it all over the internet. Remember #makesmethink or #fml or #KathyBethTerry?

You could "trend" your MC's suicide note.

Ergo, I would call your book #Trending.


On a side note, I'm a girl and all my friends call me by my last name (Which is Ross) and it's very uncommon for a girl to be called that so I'm DYING to read this book! No pun intended.

Momoka
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@thorninhersides, I love your synopsis! It's to the point and attention grabbing, and I'd definitely read it!

Ultimate / The Ultimate (life or death is the ultimate decision)
To Be or Not to Be (an allusion to Hamlet, sure, but it's the question of the novel)
Trend or Death (a play on cake or death)

Hope that helps!

Momoka
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Oh also, Follow the Leader came to mind.. it's a kid game since she's so young, and it's the idea of everyone going along with something just because someone else did.

bobthetomato
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I actually really like this one! :)

Anniekins
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The Followed

(Just a thought for your title)

Roka
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Well, since Mythos got a title and Mamoka gave one, I'll just ask for one for me (: Gonna probably stick with The Core but I want to see what people think!

Momoka
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I like the The Core for you. It's where the dragons are, as well as saying he's getting to "the core"/the heart of what happened to his sister, so to speak. For another idea, maybe Amidst.. it means "in the middle of" which is where the core is, and it involves your title character's name.

Mythos
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@Drillbit_the_knitter

How do these sound:
Romeo Bright - It seems like the novel is about her more than anyone else.
Swords Save Worlds. Not Words. - I like those two sentences. They'd sure grab attention.

@Momoka
Life Choices - She is making a choice about a life.
To Be or Not to Be - Sure I stole the idea from you, but it could work.

heathershizzle
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@thorninhersides, Have you seen the movie "Heathers?" watch it, it's awesome (and has very little to do with your novel, except that there's a bunch of staged suicides involving the popular kids and that makes suicide seem cool at the school in the movie)

Statistic (since no matter how "trendy" or "inspiring" or whatever the suicide is, ultimately it just joins a percentage and a batch of statistics)
that's all I got...

starrdust16
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@Drillbit Words of Steel, Ink Blood,

Finn de Siecle
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@starrdust16: Horn and Scale.

celebel
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Let's see....

Alliances
Rescue Mission
We're Off to Beat the Villain (cue singing)
A Long Journey Home

Any of those sound fitting to you?

writethewrong
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@celebel

I can't think of anything better than Trespassers.

celebel
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Thanks! :)

bikegirl115
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@Finn: Millennial Hell

(I need this thread so much. So unsure about my title.)

stupidforgottenpassword
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Since your novel will take place in a high school, it may work to have a title that takes on a more youthful nature. I would suggest something like, "Trombones, Sousaphones, and Loads of Soggy Paper". (needs a little work, but I think I got the idea across).

celebel
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Curse Nano's lack of an edit button! that was directed at Stardust16.

For Finn:
Glamorous Lies
City of (Falling) Angels
Scandalous
Diamonds and Blood


These presume a possibly glitzier atmosphere than you're going for. (As a resident of Greater Los Angeles, who grew up near Hollywood, it's pretty gritty and unattractive in the area, but I wanted to pick titles that fit better with the stereotypes of Los Angeles that people who have never been here hold.)

bikegirl115
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aghh. slow to post. All right...
@writethewrong I think you could simply call it "The Ghost Detective Agency"

writethewrong
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Yeah, I think I'll change it. My current title makes it sound like horror.

celebel
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@ Bikegirl:

Musical Chairs is the one that leapt immediately to mind, and my brain likes it a lot. Your mileage may vary.

Michaylalove
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Hmm, I originally thought Society's Strangers, but I happen to like the one you already have as well.

Ophelia Ann
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@Michaylalove

The title "False Positive" keeps running through my head.

minstrelwarlock
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Sorry about how trite these probably seem. I didn't get a whole lot of "vibe" off of the story besides "zombies!"

The End of All Things (blatant ripoff, obviously, but I actually think this would work really well)
Blood and Brains
Judgement Day
Survival of the Fittest
Bloody Mouths

Momoka
22511 words so far

I like your excerpt! Some ideas..

When You Believe (for believing in the monster and beasts and how essential it is to pushing the novel forward)
Last Hope / Last Chance (knowing that they need the beasts to help them and it's the last chance they have)
Lurk / Lurker / Lurking (for the monster lurking in the village)

Hope that helps!

bekkiii
50006 words so far Winner!

Great idea for a thread, I can't decide what to name my novel either, it's got a temporary title. I saw that there has already been suggestions for Momoka's novel but since you are directly above me, I'll give you suggestions too.

Scales (because she's weighing the pros and cons)
The Decision (a little lame...)
The Price of Life (a little cliché)

Well, that's all I have.

midnightyen
50045 words so far Winner!

Immediately I thought of "Neuroescape" which is sort of a play on "near escape" because going into hypnosis she's not necessaryily escaping, but she is getting away somehow. And of course Neuro for, well, the brain. Hope that helps!

bekkiii
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Wow, that's actually a great and inventive title! I'm totally using it, at least for now. I love it, thanks a billion :)

midnightyen
50045 words so far Winner!

No prob! ^^

K.A.Lyons
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Resurrection, Rebirth, and Renaissance are all words that represent recovery and replenishing which is what I got from your summary. Maybe you could incorporate one of those words in a title.

K.A.Lyons
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I don't have a summary yet so please skip me :)

forever_unwritten
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Maybe... The Wrong War
By your summary, it sounds like she joined the war for some sort of fulfillment or glory or whatever, and finds out it wasn't all she thought it would be.

Jess_Wundring
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Heyo Forever_Unwritten,

I'm probably (as usual) not interpreting things right, but if I'm supposed to recommend a new title for your novel, since you're currently the last post in the forum (well, I thought you were when I started this but now see that there are at least 20 more pages to this thread. LOL)

But anyway, having read your synopsis, I'm proposing a new title for you, in the spirit of what I thought I was supposed to be doing....


Tenuous Bound

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