WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BOOK TITLES
Writing is easy��� just
a matter of staring at blank page until your forehead bleeds-- Gene Fowler. Gene Fowler was a screenwriter during the Golden Era of
Hollywood. Today, we���d have to modify his quote to read ���staring at a blank
screen.��� But the idea is the same. We struggle as writers. The screen stays
blank. We wish for blood. Worse yet, we have no one else to commiserate with
except other writers (thank goodness for she writes). We obsess. I obsessed
about the title for my debut novel and even changed it after it was sold to St.
Martin���s Press.
My novel was originally titled: L.I.E.
......the rest of this article can be found at www.shewrites.com -- where I am the guest editor all week!! This is an amazing website dedicated to building a community online for women writers. Check out the rest of my article on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Book Titles" at www.shewrites.com.
I will return to my poem -- "Idiot Box" -- next week!!
Truly, the author of LIE.
a matter of staring at blank page until your forehead bleeds-- Gene Fowler. Gene Fowler was a screenwriter during the Golden Era of
Hollywood. Today, we���d have to modify his quote to read ���staring at a blank
screen.��� But the idea is the same. We struggle as writers. The screen stays
blank. We wish for blood. Worse yet, we have no one else to commiserate with
except other writers (thank goodness for she writes). We obsess. I obsessed
about the title for my debut novel and even changed it after it was sold to St.
Martin���s Press.
My novel was originally titled: L.I.E.
......the rest of this article can be found at www.shewrites.com -- where I am the guest editor all week!! This is an amazing website dedicated to building a community online for women writers. Check out the rest of my article on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Book Titles" at www.shewrites.com.
I will return to my poem -- "Idiot Box" -- next week!!
Truly, the author of LIE.
Published on April 27, 2017 00:54
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Here's to a 2018 with
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Here's to a 2018 with
-stories that matter
-time to read those stories
-drive to write (and finish) my own stories.
Here's a happy, healthy world for all!
--Caroline
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-stories that matter
-time to read those stories
-drive to write (and finish) my own stories.
Here's a happy, healthy world for all!
--Caroline
Here's to a 2018 with
-stories that matter
-time to read those stories
-drive to write (and finish) my own stories.
Here's a happy, healthy world for all!
--Caroline
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