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"Mean and Surly" Whoopi Goldberg said this, in the movie "Kingdom Come. " In this movie she was debating with her son (LL Cool J or A.K.A Ray Bud Slocumb) as to what should be written on her deceased husbands tombstone.
The movie started with the death of him, so you couldn't get a real perception of what he was like until she said those grave two words; mean and surly.
To be considered mean and surly, one would have to be cross, grouchy, uncivil, etc. No wonder Whoopi was so solemn the entire movie.

Nonetheless, I'm not a movie critic, However, when considering a title for your next book, you may want to use the "Raynelle Slocumbs" method and get gutter with it. You can judge a book by it's cover. Lay it all out there but keep it short and sweet. Out with the old saying "You can't judge a book by it's cover." Whenever I'm shopping for a book, the title has to entice me. I long for a great title to draw me in. Nine times out of ten; I'm often glad I chose it.

I chose Pierre Hideaway Pinkett for my children's fable book title because Pierre was real significant in the plot being that he was born from a witch just to be betrayed by the very same witch.

According to...

http://writedirection.com/5-reasons-n...

...it's all in the numbers also. Some believe it creates something magical when numbers are used as book titles.

There is a mass of book cover design sites that help draw your reader in also, giving you the ability to concentrate on that great title. I have some listed here.

http://99designs.com/book-cover-design

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bo...

Listed here are some examples of book titles with numbers in them. So, consider using numbers in your next book title. I know I will.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Kingdom Cone here:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Come-LL...