I
don’t have an update to post today; am just looking for help in making a
decision.
Now
that my second novel is finished, I really need to decide on a title for it. The
setting is a huge old house (which was most recently a monastery) next to a
river. Just like in my newly released novel, the setting is a major factor. The
reader is reminded in nearly every scene of where they are. Even more so than
the first book, this one revolves around that setting. Granted a real-life
drama inspired this story, but it was that big old house that triggered my
imagination.
I’d
ideally like “river” and “house” in the title. Unfortunately, nearly everything
I’ve come up with which include those two words has already been done. Also,
even though I looked up the title “Where the Sky Meets the Sand” on Amazon
before I committed to it, I didn’t do a google search until it was too late. Apparently,
there is an entire Arabian television series by that title. So not only have I
been checking the title of books, but the titles of movies and TV shows as
well.
Here
are the names which I’ve come up with which I haven’t found anywhere else.
The
River Beyond the House
The
Place Along the River
What
cometh down yon River
The
House Beside the River
Where
the House Sits
Where
the River Flows
Where
the River Always Runs
What
the River Said
What
Lies Beyond the River
Do
any of these grab anybody?
I was looking for a line within the book which used
one of these phrases and I found one. Can you guess which it is?
I sort of like a version of "What the River Said"....but not quite that....more like....The River's Voice or something like that.
ReplyDeleteWhere the River Flows. Or As the River Flows.
ReplyDeleteComing Home to River House . . . at least that's what the picture inspires. What was that quote you found???? That right title will come to you!
ReplyDeleteI like "What Lies Beyond the River" because it sounds very intriguing...
ReplyDeleteI sort of like, river flows or speaks, both need re-jigging a bit i think but like the ideas in both:) - but does it tie in with the book?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the thoughts. I like something about what the river said. One of the themes is finding the truth, so maybe something about the river telling the truth, or like "The Truth in the River". I'm sure I'll come up with something witty.
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