Title (2 Viewers)

[yesgentlemen]

Basically, what are you calling each of your SS'?
This was mentioned in another thread, and I thought it deserved its own.

My current title is 'A Difference in the Shades'

 

[bonniejjj]

My title is "In the Garden of Souls Amour Est Mort (My Love is Dead)"
Still not sure about it though *cringe* I changed medium from animated film to short story at the end of last term, and my old title just didn't work anymore...

 

[timmay05]

I have 5 or 6 working titles

1. patchwork memories of "her" grimm mind

2. a rose for rapunzel

3. grimm patchwork

4. the rose runs red

5. rapunzel's rose

6. a grimm mind

 

[courtnez]

Into the Hoods.

Parody off "into the woods" with pseudo-clever Hansel and Gretel connotations.

 

[glitterfairy]

OH "Into The Woods", I love that musical!

Generally with titles - stick with something clear and simple, if possible. There are some fancy ones out there, but I've always preferred a title that has a single concept (because it's confusing to juggle more than one idea in your head at the same time).

For the person doing the garden/soul/love title - why not just "Amour Est Mort"?

 

[waterbottle]

are you allowed to not give your mw a title? i'd rather not give it some gay name and i know i won't be able to think of anything good.

 

[jhakka]

You are allowed to leave it untitled.

 

[666_blessings]

Just out of curiousity, can i leave all of my poems untitled? (i know this is the SS forum, but i can't be bothered starting a new trhead just for this)

 

[glitterfairy]

Hmm I guess you could, but that could be a little confusing when the time comes to refer to individual poems in your Reflection Statement.

 

[courtnez]

Just out of curiousity, can i leave all of my poems untitled? (i know this is the SS forum, but i can't be bothered starting a new trhead just for this)

Like glitterfairy said, it could be difficult when you refer to the poems in your Reflection statement -- if you don't want to name them, maybe number them? roman numerals tend to be classy. OR you could use the first three words of the poem as a means of identifying them.

 

[sevenpuddings]

Mine is Nessun Dorma... it means "No one sleeps" which is eventually what my MW is about

 

[666_blessings]

thnx glitterfairy and courtnez.

 

[waterbottle]

Like glitterfairy said, it could be difficult when you refer to the poems in your Reflection statement -- if you don't want to name them, maybe number them? roman numerals tend to be classy. OR you could use the first three words of the poem as a means of identifying them.

i'm naming my short stories (i have five) with numbers, but they don't go in order. i'm still tossing up between using roman numerals or not, though.

 

[666_blessings]

It depends on what kind of stories you're writing. I'd avoid roman numerals if they're pomo.

 

[waterbottle]

it's not particularly postmodern, i don't think. it may have some elements in it but not intentionally. i think i'll probably just stick to normal numbers because there's already enough ambiguity and abstract-ness in the stories, i'd rather make it easy for the markers.

 

[anchor]

My current title is 'A Difference in the Shades'

Bright Eyes reference?

Mine is untitled. I can't think of anything snappy.

 

[PerfectByNature]

i have absolutely no idea....
i havent even thought about it... ive never been good at naming my stories... i always name it something really obvious and boring.

 

[Jayphen]

either "Papier Mache" or "Tears In The Rain" (the latter being an obvious BR reference hehe)

 

[darkroomgirl]

Mine is "Sins of the Fathers."

It's about posthumous truth... how death totally twists our perspectives on the person who had just died...

 

[gorgo31]

Mine is "Sins of the Fathers."

It's about posthumous truth... how death totally twists our perspectives on the person who had just died...

Great concept. I'm writing a theatre script on a vaguely similar theme

Have you read Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones" ? Could be a useful reference, although, I guess it's a little late now.