Friday, April 13, 2012

Title Help and More Write Stuff

Hey, writers, this post's for you, and you'll be pleased to know it links to other, better posts.

First up, get tongue-in-cheek help naming your novel from National Public Radio via Redlines and Deadlines, the blog of those witty editors at Ellora's Cave.

Uh oh, CARPOOLING FANNY appears to be the title of my WIP.

In a week when the Department of Justice filed suit against Apple and five publishers (three of which have agreed to a settlement), we need a feel-good story. Larry Brooks, author of psychological thrillers and the "story fixer," gave an advanced workshop to about 100 romance writers in Portland Oregon—his first time giving a workshop to a group of romance writers—and came away from it with respect for the genre. That's right; you won't hear him make a snide comment or a passive-aggressive aside. Indeed, he describes the Portland writers as "killer smart."

Sci-fi writer Lynette Burrows is back with another installment in her "Re-visioning Your Story" series. Here, she reminds us great beginnings hook the reader but emotionally satisfying endings compel them to buy an author's next book.

Still trying to define "voice" as it pertains to writers? Social-media expert Kristen Lamb's recent post (the third in a series) demystifies the term by using actors as examples. "Let’s say I have a role to cast. I want a male actor to play a cowboy. I have three different actors. I have Clint Eastwood, Jack Black, and Robert Deniro. Same story, different actors. Can you see how the choice of actor–the choice of the voice–becomes essential to how the story will play out? If I cast the wrong actor for the story I as a director want to tell, I can have a disaster, even though ALL THREE ACTORS are highly skilled and talented."

Hope these links are useful. Now it's back to CARPOOLING FANNY for me.

8 comments:

Emma Burcart said...

Carpooling Fanny! I love it! I can't believe Larry Brooks was in my town and I didn't know about it. Oh, well. Guess I'll just have to read the post instead. Thanks for the great links to check out. Now I won't have to spend so much time on-line searching. :)

Lark Howard said...

Enjoyed your links as usual, Pat. Apparently I missed the mark on the title for my first manuscript in my current series. Who knew it should have been titled THE FRENCH HAPPY HOUR CHRONICLES?

Pat O'Dea Rosen said...

Emma,
Now that you're a member of RWA, you'll be able to find out about workshops and guest speakers near and far. I would have loved to have been in the audience at that Larry Brooks workshop. Glad you like Carpooling Fanny.

Pat O'Dea Rosen said...

Lark,
I would SO buy a book with that title.

Coleen Patrick said...

Thanks for the links Pat. I like the help for title. My fave? Sneezy: A Love Story. With all the pollen covering my car and yard I imagine it takes place locally. :)

Marcy Kennedy said...

Thanks for the great links :)

Coleen, I'm still laughing over Sneezy: A Love Story. Someone totally needs to write that!

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