Okay, so I don't normally do two blog posts in one day, and I usually try to be a little wittier with my post titles, but I just got some exciting news that I needed to share immediately. That leaves little time for cleverness.
After many months and many long lists, my book officially has a title! Ready? [long-awaited drumroll]
It will be called: The Mapmaker and the Ghost
[cymbal crash]
This was always one of my favorite prospective titles and I'm so glad my editor and the marketing/sales team at Walker have decided to go with it. I'm supposed to also be getting final cover art soon. Can I just say how much I CANNOT wait to share a cover, with a title, and my name following that most beautiful of two-letter words: BY?
Woot, people. Woot.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Titleist: Not Just a Golf Ball Anymore
One of the first questions anyone kind enough to listen to me prattle about my book asks is, "What's it called?"
My answer is to smile a little nervously and say something like, "Er...good question. It still doesn't have a title."
The manuscript is done. The book is well on its way to having finalized cover art. There are actual departments somewhere in the Flatiron Building talking about things like marketing and publicity. But seriously. It. Still. Doesn't. Have. A. Title.
Between me, my editor, and my agent we have brainstormed something like 60 titles. None of them have stuck.
My book is about a girl named Goldenrod. She's a mapmaker. She's 11. In my head, the project has always been called Goldenrod (or G-rod if she's feeling particularly gangsta). But this isn't the title. I don't know what the title is.
That's where you come in, interwebs! Check out that stellar synopsis above and leave me a title suggestion in the comments below. I mean if you can't come up with a title, who can?!
My answer is to smile a little nervously and say something like, "Er...good question. It still doesn't have a title."
The manuscript is done. The book is well on its way to having finalized cover art. There are actual departments somewhere in the Flatiron Building talking about things like marketing and publicity. But seriously. It. Still. Doesn't. Have. A. Title.
Between me, my editor, and my agent we have brainstormed something like 60 titles. None of them have stuck.
My book is about a girl named Goldenrod. She's a mapmaker. She's 11. In my head, the project has always been called Goldenrod (or G-rod if she's feeling particularly gangsta). But this isn't the title. I don't know what the title is.
That's where you come in, interwebs! Check out that stellar synopsis above and leave me a title suggestion in the comments below. I mean if you can't come up with a title, who can?!
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