《Writers Digest {A Writing Guide}》Chapter Five ~ Title, Titles, and oh yea TITLES!
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I have had a lot of people tell me that the title is the hardest part to deal with while writing a story.
^^ *TRUE FACT* ^^
So that is why I am writing this chapter.
What the title is, is its the summary of the story, or what is eye candy to a reader [other than the cover]. The shorter it is, the more suspicion it causes, which is good because that is what makes a reader want to read, you catching my drift here?
So, the best way to go about a title is to remeber these few tips:
+ Use one - three words.
+ Never, ever, EVER, use the abbreviations OMG, or FML, or somthing stupid like that. (If you do I will track you down and bury you alive, k?)
+ The shorter, the better!
So are we all on the same page here? Good, and if you still can't figurethis topic out, ask a friend or relatove or anyone to read it, then simply ask them a good title name or a word that will describe your story/poem.
Now, I think we all can understand the concept of titles now. See you on the next and final ( D'': ) chapter.
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