Now, I gotta admit I'm really just speculating when it comes to this topic. Having never really been published myself, I don't know if my titles would sell or not. You see these catchy names on book shelves and try to come up with you own clever, eye-catching choice. Not as easy as you, or I, would think. I'm sure some books go through multiple tags before actually becoming published.
I read on an agent blog once about the importance of choosing well. This particular agent said a poor choice for a title will sometimes turn them off before they've even read the query. From experience, I know some of them ask you to put the name of your manuscript in the subject line of your email. This places a great deal of importance on what you consider a minor part of your work.
I sit here now on a "me night" as my ten-year-old called it:-) with a rare uninterrupted few hours of writing. Everybody is out of the house but me and I find myself hooked on the Reese Witherspoon comedy, Sweet Home Alabama. The title of this movie is perfect. She returns home to Alabama. Half way through the movie the song of the same name appears. It's catchy and it bears meaning to the plot. Why mention this? Because I find myself trying to come up with a similarly good choice for my current story.
Like every writer, I envision a colorful book jacket some day baring the perfect label and my name in small letters across the bottom. Now, it's merely a dream but I'll put as much effort as I can into deciding on the right words for that cover. Who knows, maybe it'll even become a movie someday. Now, wouldn't that be sweet?
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