Skip to content

Indies Unlimited

Celebrating Independent Authors

  • Home Page
  • About I.U.
    • FAQ
    • Comment Policy
    • Staff Bios
    • IU Titles
    • IU Gear
    • What Others Are Saying about Indies Unlimited
  • Advertise
    • for Vendors
    • for Authors
  • Subscribe
  • Free Promotion
    • Thrifty Thursday
    • Print Book Party
    • Guest Post Submissions
  • KnowledgeBase
  • Book Promo Sites
    • Martin Crosbie’s Book Promo Sites
    • Book Promo Sites for New Releases
    • Reviews and Review Sites
  • Flash Fiction
  • Resource Pages
    • I’ve Written a Book, How Do I Publish It?
    • Glossary for Authors
    • Amazon Author Central Pages
    • Author Resource: Beta Readers
    • Resource: Book Covers
    • Resource: Book Formatting
    • Free Graphics Resources for Authors
    • Resource: Editing & Working with Editors
    • Resource: Predatory Publishers Recap
    • Resources for Authors: Legal
    • Resource: Author Marketing and Book Promotion
    • Resource: How to Spot a Scam
    • Resource: Video Trailers
    • Reviews and Review Sites
    • Resource: My Publisher Just Closed Its Doors – What Do I Do with My Book?
  • Contact
Indies Unlimited

Day: November 21, 2016

How to Come Up with a Great Book Title

ereader-best-titleLife just isn’t fair. It’s hard enough to write a book, but then you have to come up with a title for it, too.

Not long ago, as we minions reclined around the gruel pot, we got into a discussion about how we come up with titles for our books. (We were asked for our input for an article about story title secrets at ridethepen.com, which started this conversation.) As it turns out, we use a range of techniques, from market research to gut feelings to serendipity. Continue reading “How to Come Up with a Great Book Title”

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • More
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to share on Socl (Opens in new window) Socl
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit

Like this:

Like Loading...
Author Lynne CantwellPosted on November 21, 2016November 20, 2016Categories Staff ArticlesTags book titles, choosing the perfect title for a book27 Comments on How to Come Up with a Great Book Title
November 2016
S M T W T F S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  
« Oct   Dec »
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RSS Feed

  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

CATEGORIES

  • Announcements
  • Book Briefs
  • Contests/Competitions
  • Guest Posts
  • Tutorials
  • Video Trailers

Authors

  • Home Page
  • About I.U.
    • FAQ
    • Comment Policy
    • Staff Bios
    • IU Titles
    • IU Gear
    • What Others Are Saying about Indies Unlimited
  • Advertise
    • for Vendors
    • for Authors
  • Subscribe
  • Free Promotion
    • Thrifty Thursday
    • Print Book Party
    • Guest Post Submissions
  • KnowledgeBase
  • Book Promo Sites
    • Martin Crosbie’s Book Promo Sites
    • Book Promo Sites for New Releases
    • Reviews and Review Sites
  • Flash Fiction
  • Resource Pages
    • I’ve Written a Book, How Do I Publish It?
    • Glossary for Authors
    • Amazon Author Central Pages
    • Author Resource: Beta Readers
    • Resource: Book Covers
    • Resource: Book Formatting
    • Free Graphics Resources for Authors
    • Resource: Editing & Working with Editors
    • Resource: Predatory Publishers Recap
    • Resources for Authors: Legal
    • Resource: Author Marketing and Book Promotion
    • Resource: How to Spot a Scam
    • Resource: Video Trailers
    • Reviews and Review Sites
    • Resource: My Publisher Just Closed Its Doors – What Do I Do with My Book?
  • Contact
Indies Unlimited Proudly powered by WordPress
%d