On titling fics
Jul. 17th, 2004 02:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
themostepotenteI'm hard pressed to admit -- sometimes the title of a fic is the deciding factor on whether or not I read it.
Titles can be very eye catching, and sometimes I need that stimulus (can I call it this?) to attract my attention.
Witty, clever, thought provoking -- anything really. I just need to make that connection.
To me, there is nothing worse than a poorly titled fic. Does anyone else share these sentiments?
Do poor titles affect your judgement? Does the word 'Untitled' tend to turn you off?
How do you go about choosing an appropriate title for your fic? Song titles, catchy phrases?
What about sharing story titles with a well-known author? So many fics out there. It has to happen more often than not.
Share your thoughts, please :-)
--P
Titles can be very eye catching, and sometimes I need that stimulus (can I call it this?) to attract my attention.
Witty, clever, thought provoking -- anything really. I just need to make that connection.
To me, there is nothing worse than a poorly titled fic. Does anyone else share these sentiments?
Do poor titles affect your judgement? Does the word 'Untitled' tend to turn you off?
How do you go about choosing an appropriate title for your fic? Song titles, catchy phrases?
What about sharing story titles with a well-known author? So many fics out there. It has to happen more often than not.
Share your thoughts, please :-)
--P
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Date: 2004-07-17 01:53 pm (UTC)When I title my own fic (no HP yet), it generally ends up being something that occurred to the person whose POV I am writing from (i.e. Something To Live For... "Let me give you something to live for." and the title was born.)
To me, there is nothing worse than a poorly titled fic. Does anyone else share these sentiments?
What I consider worse is when the fic itself is terrible (IMO) - i.e. spelling Harry 'Hary' or Dumbledore 'Dumbledoor', etc. That's one way to get me to stop reading *instantly* - not knowing how to spell the characters names.
Am I On Crack?
Date: 2004-07-17 01:54 pm (UTC)(sorry about that...)