So, tell me, what is the story with the title of your story? Why did you choose that title? How does the title fit with the plot of the story?
I want to know what the meaning behind your title of your story.
My Turn:
My title is Red Reign. The reason behind the title originally was the Red Ghosts or Ravakalyn trying to reign supreme after losing their ability to rule and forced into exile. Now, it has that though it is a bit different. The Red ghosts are trying to rule by stealing the identities of their foes in order to locate a special tool to find their queen. Though the title can also hold the meaning that the Aeris and her family are magical vampires who are descendants of a vampiric god. They consume red blood and other color blood too along with the fact that they are reigning in their own dynasties.
Between Roses
is because Eryn is in a tug of war between the Red Queen (red roses) and the White Queen (white roses), and also, she later meets people who are trying to start a revolution, so they are also between red and white.
And thereâs lots of lore stuff that have to do with being in between two things.
Alive At Dawn
is literally because all the victims are alive at dawn, but not after And every sinister thing that happens is just before dawn. Just right before it gets too bright to be able to see whatâs going on. So, itâs not such a long time to do an evil deed, but the villains of this story donât need that much time
The sequel, Dead By Sunrise
is now taking that sliver of time once it gets bright enough, but the sun hasnât fully risen. So again, itâs not such a long time. Itâs during that time once itâs just begun to show signs of sunrise that something sinister happens. Then once the sun fully rises, others see the full extent of the deadly thing.
my titles are pretty clear wht story element they are pulled from. in my case its a name or the overlying concept of the story
The Queenâs peace keeper:
its pretty on the nose as its the mcs name and wht they want to do, minus the tragic ending. the story follows a man who u get the wrong impression of from the start of the story. where the MC and a girl have a bet, the bet will change bothâs lives forever if either side wins. its a magical bet in the style of a wager who ever can defeat a challenge wins. The mc is framed as the villian and u dont learn the truth of who they are till way later
Iâm so random in titles. Theyâre all over the place, and I donât think much about it, day to day. For example, Iâve got a cover, no story, called OftWold. Letâs see what happens with that.
I named my story Synthetic: Genesis because itâs the first in a series that focuses on synthetic humans and in this first book, it tells of the creation or start of synthetics, as a species. The MC is the very first fully functioning prototype, so it is both his and his peopleâs genesis.
The next book will be called Synthetic: Exodus, as it details the MC and several otherâs journey through space to other worlds.
Then, the final book will be Synthetic: Revelations, as it brings a lot of answers to light and reveals the MC in a new light as well.
I also named these by bible book names because there is a lot of religious parallel and imagery in the books as it documents the creation of a new species and follows their leaders or âprophetsâ and âgodâ in a similar way as the bible, acting as a new bible for the next evolution of intelligent species in a way. The MC himself has a sort divinity about him that will be gradually revealed theoughout the story and he is viewed as a sort of messiah by his people.
So that all plays a part in how I chose to name my books.
My wip doesnât currently have a title, but eventually itâll be something about a lost prince or a doomed kingdom, something like that. I never bother to title them until theyâre finished and I know what the ultimate message/theme/plot point was. This is another reason it would be so much better for me to outline first! ÂŻ\_(ď˘)_/ÂŻ
Battle for the Photon Core
I mean, itâs kinda in the name
The Final Downfall
The end of the Forgotten War
Queen of Darkness
The new main characterâs identity but we donât know that until part 2 of the book
Collision
Crossover story between all 4 of my series, one of which takes place in another version of Creation. The worlds literally collide so I thought the title would really hammer that in
Tear In The Megaverse
Again, the title pretty much sums it up
Immortalize
Honestly, I just thought it was a cool title
I think it has come to mean that the characters will never be forgotten because they saved Creation from falling into the Void by using an extremely rare power that almost killed them and left them with âElan Scarringâ (scars from a not-holder of the power trying to use the power) on them for the rest of their lives.
Secrets of the Sun
Throughout the series, the sun is mentioned as some mystical creature (weâll see how many pick up that detail). So the book is solving . . . the secrets of the sun. It also delves into the mythology surrounding the Beast (aka the mystical creature) and what / who it actually is. I know, obviously, and it is rather disturbing
The Dark Kingâs Return
3 guesses what that one is about and what it means
The Mirror World
This one is me going back to the âCollisionâ meaning but focusing it one just this series, not all of them. If you know anything about mirror worlds and parallel realms, itâs a world where everything is opposite to the one weâre in. So thatâs what I did. I swapped the heroes and villains around
So apparently Iâm very literal with my titles I have a whole bunch of other ones I think are cool but thatâs just the main series
Part of it has to do with the fact the MC has an infection called a âsmolderâ that creates red-lined scars and warps the color of one of her eyes. Smoldering also refers to a slow building fire signaling the MC has basically in her plot gone from frying pan to fire, so to speak. It also highlights her suppressed (or smoldering) emotions.
Beast of Heaven
Itâs a nod to The Hound of Heaven the poem by Francis Thompson, in which Godâs love is chasing a man. It speaks to the core idea of the story. Of course Iâve perverted it: thereâs all manner of beastliness and depravity involved.
Incredible Nordic Oatmilk
So there was this independent grocery that my ex was obsessed with. He tried convincing me to go there, and his pitch was, âThey have incredible Nordic Oatmilk!â I thought it was funny (vegan jokes). It was a small little shop with boxes stacked high. It was like a maze, like there could be anything lurking around the corner.
A year later, weâre broken up and I hear the shop is closed permanently. Thatâs when the idea comes to me to write a story reflecting on that relationship, set inside the grocery and featuring a vegan who runs into a vampire by the beverage fridge. Incredible Nordic Oatmilk baby!
I called Reyâs story that because heâs a truck driver and his life changes drastically when he gets fired from his job and his life takes a massive left turn (no pun intended) away from comfort. Itâs a play on âWhat the F__?â and his job as a trucker.
I also have an alternative title for it called: Mothertrucker!
Ash and Cinder - means âa Wattpad reviewer told me Only Ash was a sucky title so I had to change itâ
Gallows Humour - (n.) grim or ironic humour in a hopeless situation. Itâs the postapocalypse, the characters are in a pretty hopeless situation, and itâs a comedy! jk itâs definitionally a tragedy, oops, misleading title. Pretty⌠grim, you might say. hemhem. (Also the MCâs surname is Gallows which was the real inspo. I saw the opportunity and immediately took it)
my current wip doesnât have a title yet, it hurts my brain if i think about it too much.
yeah i put so much effort into titles, if you canât tell u^u
And every sinister thing that happens is just before dawn. Just right before it gets too bright to be able to see whatâs going on. So, itâs not such a long time to do an evil deed, but the villains of this story donât need that much time 
