Comments on: Help!! A Poll on book titles…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:44:01 +0000

Hi Glenda, your titles remind me of two things, an old nursery rhyme: sugar and spice…that's what little girls are made of; and 'The Spice Trade'.

Think through this for titles: What is the heart of the story? Think internal and external story. Your title/s lie in there.

Thought: do you have to use the term witch? Could you use something else that fits in with the world or are you wanting to use all the connotations (good and bad) that the term implies?

Mit

By: Satima Flavell

Satima Flavell — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:48:45 +0000

How about just 'Spice and Spells' for the series? Or, as FollowYourMuse suggests, 'Spicecraft'. But if you don't want to conjure up images of the Scottish Play, definitely avoid 'witchery'.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:31:44 +0000

I agree on The comments of the word spice being good, My only thought is to use some play on craft being both a synonym for magic and trade. spicecraft instead of witchcraft

By: Amy Sisson

Amy Sisson — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:36:40 +0000

I'm afraid that even before I read the comments here, I was thinking that "witchery" just doesn't work for me in any combination. To me it just gives a sort of frivolous connotation.

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:25:40 +0000

Thank everyone. I had an idea that Witchery might fall flat. I was wondering if it had overtones of cauldrons and pointed black hats, which is not what I want to convey at all.

Keep the comments rolling in! I will be putting up some more titles in the next week or so…

By: Leithp

Leithp — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:55:11 +0000

Sorry Glenda, I don't like the word "witchery" either. I say keep "spice" lose "witchery". Maybe substitute "power" for "witchery".

Suggestion: Spice Feather

By: WonderBunny

WonderBunny — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:14:02 +0000

Sorry, I don't like any of them either. Maybe something with the name of your magical system plus spice or just the name of the magic system.

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:35:44 +0000

I do tend to agree, Witchery is not a good word at all. You'll have to go back to work on that one.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:54:05 +0000

Glenda,
Sorry, but I have to go with the they all suck. My issue is with Witchery in the title, this would lead me to first assume a paranormal romance book. Though I do like Wayward, and Wending.

By: Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:32:23 +0000

It was hard to tick the last box on both polls, but in all honesty none of them really worked for me. I think part of the problem is that the word "Witchery" doesn't sit well with me.

Then again, as with all names, once they're out there they develop a life of their own and become perfect. I wrote quite a lengthy blog post on the subject a while back…