Okay here’s the deal: My editor just wrote to me with a request for title suggestions since the marketing committee is meeting tomorrow regarding my book and guess what . . . they aren’t all that fond of my original title. No worry for me since I’m not all that fond of it either. I don’t hate it or anything, but I imagine it could be better. You can read the very abridged first chapter here: http://www.juliewright.com/zion.html to give you a brief and basic summary of the book. I need title suggestions and need them by ten tonight.
Here’s where the contest comes in. I will give a free book of your choice (if you want to wait for this one to come out, you can even pick Seeking Zion) to the person who can come up with something acceptable to the committee. If the committee doesn’t choose any of the ones suggested here, not a problem, I will draw a random commenter from a hat (I have lots of hats) and they’ll get a book.
Thanks for your help guys!!!!!!
I am never very good at these things, but here are a few attempts.
“Ties That Bind”
“Prayers of the Heart”
“Strength To Endure”
“Seeking to Endure”
Thinking of a good title is the hardest part of writing a book. Here are a few lame attempts.
Ties that Last
Praying for Zion
Lost in Zion
Mending Zion
A Patchwork Zion
Piecing Together Zion
A Long Reach for Zion
“Beyond All Time”
Maybe you could tie the concepts of song, voice, prayer together, like . . .
Singing My Own Song
Finding My Own Song
My Voice Full of Song
I like Lu Ann’s suggestion. After reading the segment the concept of Time stood to the forefront of my thoughts. Also…healing, as that is a large part of what the story seems to be about. Hard not to get cliched when you combine those two concepts though.
To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven – Ecclesiastes 3:1
I’m no good at titles, but perhaps something can be drawn from that?
hmm.
Hearts of the Children
Times and Seasons
Daughters of Zion
Heaven Sent
Covenant is deciding my title today TOO! What a coincidence! I submitted like 15 titles and several “series” titles. So my brain is fried and I can’t come up with anything brilliant for you (besides, it’s too late now). So GOOD LUCK! They are great at picking titles–all you really do have to do is give them a good list to start brainstorming.
i’m probably too late to suggest …
a time to heal
good luck,
kathleen xo