On titling fics

[themostepotente]

I'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

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Either I know what the title's going to be from the first time I hit SAVE DOCUMENT, or I have no clue and that means it's going to be A Painful Time In Title-Making World, later. I can't be influenced by other's titles, as a result, because it'd feel hypocritical. As long as there aren't actual misspellings or anything.