Just recently, I came up with the title for my next book. It is a very cool title and I like it well, heaps, and my agent likes it and the publishers like it, (even though they know nothing else about the story and I haven't even formally offered it to them yet) and so does everyone else who's heard it.

It's a one word title. I like one word titles. But they don't always do as well as more complicated ones. I mean, would Harry Potter and the ______________ (fill in the blank) have worked as well if the books were just titled Harry Potter - 1 thru 7?

Stephanie Meyer's Twilight (or the Sparkly Mormon Alpha Vampire as Lillith Saintcrow calls it) has done pretty well, and that's only one word...

But then I found this book, whose title is Children: The Challenge : The Classic Work On Improving Parent-child Relations--Intelligent, Humane & Eminently Practical.

I like this. It's like a synopsis, blurb and advertising pitch all in one. Perhaps I should name my next book something like this:

Zombies: The Challenge : The Classic Work On Improving Zombie - Human Relations--An Intelligent, Humane & Eminently Practical Guide, with Minimal Eating of Brains or Other Vital Organs Required for the Proper Functioning of the Undead.

You know... I reckon I'm onto a winner here:)

 

Your're writing a zombie series?

I wasn't planning to... but I do have a soft spot for zombies. Maybe I should:)

Is this title to be apart of the sovereign five series?
It's really cruel to mention you have a tile for a new book and not give us any clues. Now I'm going to be thinking about this all day/ week. (sad I know, I have no life)