It’s Thanksgiving Monday. Michael is stripping the turkey so we can make stock. And, while I have his captive attention, I’m brainstorming book titles for the Amplifier Series* – I’m exceeding lucky to be married to a songwriter who excels in condensing complex ideas down into evocative but short phrases.
We’ve been having trouble with the titles for the new series for some reason. We’ve easily had four or five short brainstorming sessions, usually while making hot chocolate for coffee break. And I had previously titled five possible books during an earlier brainstorming session for the series as a whole (see picture below). Those titles reflected the romance side of the Amplifier series but didn’t bring any magic into the equation.
By the end of the day we hope to have a solid framework in place (a running motif, is you will). So I better crack open the thesaurus, an idiom dictionary, and get to work!
*FYI. The Amplifier Series is set in the Adept Universe but features all new characters, including the Amplifier Emma and her dark sorcerer Aiden. The prequel, first short story, and the first book are due out in early 2019.
You’re a lucky lady enjoy your thanksgiving 😊 x
Very lucky!
I found this worked for me when I was stuck on a design problem or idea, I would often get a lightbulb moment when riding the bus or in the middle of the night(not very convenient when you’re trying to sleep). When my husband was writing, he would frequently step out of the shower sopping wet, groping around for a pencil and paper to jot down a sentence or idea that popped into his head. I guess the idea is to do something else, like knit or bake and let your subconscious work it out. Whatever you finally come up up with I’m sure it will be intriguing. Happy Thanksgiving, Diane
All that works for me as well. But hasn’t worked for the titles. So we must devote some time/energy to it. 😊
Hope you both had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and a pumpkin pie with chocolate graham crust.
How about:
Have Me in The Sunset
Hold Me in The Afterglow
Those are great. Just too much of the romance, I think.
Hmmm…. Getting Dark, In the Dark, Kept in the Dark, Deepest Dark, Light in the Dark