Naming The New Book
Choosing a book title is a time-consuming task for me. The fourth title I've auditioned for the new book is now laying in the road, run over twice. I've decided to try out a new technique—combine something from the novel with something everyone knows, the names of popular films. The book starts in Scotland (where else) in the year 1720. I appeal to my readership, help me sort the following down into the best of all:
The Good, The Bad, and the Presbyterian
Raiders of the Lost Alba
Snow White and the Seven Glaswegians
20,000 Leagues 0’er The Highlands
Willy Wonka and the Jacobite Scheme
The Lion, the Witch and the Priesthole
Pirates of the River Clyde: Dead Man’s Cairn
The Fellowship of the Howie Arms
Crouching Wolf, Hidden Viper
Bill & Ted's Excellent Kilts
The Wind in the Gorse
Everything Everywhere All At Oban
Willy Wonka and the Whisky Distillery
Journey to the Center of the Reformation
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Hieland Coo
Indiana Jones and the Callanish Stones
How to Train Your Kelpie
Guardians of the Saltire
Give me your votes in the comments below.
There are some titles I refuse to choose.
Since you're doing laundry, why not Highland Saga - Prt 1 or whatever - since it's a multiple book procession,
OR since you've been jocularly searching for inspiration - go for a walk with a glass of whatever and let nature assist/inspire you. Be poetically heroic (in heart if not in action) and your name "grail" will appear, or so we Hope SO!
Oooooo or go out in nature, be silent, and listen to what titles are offered you. In other words, let go and let IT happen.
Oooooooo or open the draft (with your eyes closed) to a page and the word your finger points to we be insiprat…
The Lion, the Witch and the Priesthole - although - I also like The Good, The Bad, and the Presbyterian - I've always been a Presbyterian.
“A Braw Bricht Moonlicht Nicht”
From my year at Glasgow University!
These are great ideas! I am not sure they are right for your novel but creative.
Since I am a dog lover, I am fond of “How to Train Your Kelpie”.
You’re not going to use any of these titles but I’d pick Everything Everywhere All at Oban.