Titles can be tricky. You want them to be memorable, but they also have to somehow summarize the point, spirit, or theme of the book at the same time. I think every writer agonizes over this issue.

If you want a title that summarizes the entire story in just a few words, you have to take a huge step back and try to see the story from its overall perspective. A good example of this kind of title is T.H. White's "The Once and Future King." It's the sweeping saga of King Arthur. The title is simple, memorable, and puts the whole thing in that proverbial nutshell. In other words, it's brilliant.

Titles can also be used to give the spirit of the story. Occasionally an author will come up with something that's catchy simply because it's bizarre. For instance, back in 1968 author Philip K. Dick wrote a post-apocalyptic novel and gave it one of the strangest titles I've ever seen: "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" That title was right up there with Paul Zindel's 1971 drama, "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" (which later became an award-winning film). I'm not sure weird titles like that would work now - these came out during the height of the hippie era, a time during which people were naming their kids Sunshine, Rainbow Glitter, and (as in the case of Frank Zappa's offspring) Moon Unit. Seriously.

Today, newer authors seem to be going for simpler, more direct titles, like those of the Harry Potter series, which uses descriptive ones that act almost as an abbreviated blurb. Or even one-word titles that don't make sense until you read the book, like "Twilight."

Anyway, that's a lot of info, but I hope it helps give you an idea of how to formulate your own title. Just stay away from clichés, or titles that sound too much like every other title out there in the same genre. Be creative, and for heaven's sake, make sure the words in the title are spelled correctly. I saw a title, not sure if it was here or on Wattpad, that made me laugh hysterically and decide immediately that if the author couldn't even spell a simple word, the book content was probably incomprehensible. It was "The Alpha Rouge." Dude. Rouge is cheek color, like blush. I'm pretty sure the writer wasn't telling a story about some head wolf that used cheek blusher. The title (unless I'm wrong) should have been "The Alpha Rogue."

I know this was long, but I hope it helps.

Thank you judycolella but that's not my only problem its mainy the book covers. I can't make good book covers because I'm not that all artisty but I'm trying my hardest. Whenever I try to get someone who can make a good book cover they can't. I don't know what I am going to do.

Covers are another tricky issue. If you know how to use the software necessary to make your own, that's a first step. Other than that, you have to be prepared to pay someone if you want a cover that any good. Some of the members here are great at it but they do ask for some remuneration, which is only fair. They're not as expensive as the commercial cover artists, however.

Have you tried Fiverr? You can find some pretty good cover artists there whose prices start at $5, but you have to know exactly what you want. No cover artist wants to hear, "Yeah, my book is about [fill in the blank] so I want a cover that has colors that match the idea, and maybe some flowers or something." Before you ask for help with a cover be sure you won't be changing your title later, and have specific ideas about how you want it to look.

Other options exist on line, like Canva. They have some free covers, but most of them cost something. Just keep exploring. It's a process, like writing - I'll let you know if I think of any other sources.

Everything around me provides inspiration, to be honest. For instance, I was driving somewhere and stopped at a red light behind a car that had a license plate with three numbers followed by the letters KEX. I thought, "Hey, that'd be a cool name for a character!" So I thought about what kind of person would have a name like that, and came up with aliens, supernaturals, etc. I finally settled on a regular human being, and by the end of the next day had finished the story "Kex" that I have posted here on BookRix.

I work at my kitchen table while I'm working on setting up an office in my son's old bedroom. Before the table, I had a small desk wedged between the refrigerator and a corner shelf, from which I wrote four full-length novels in less than a year. Place isn't where I find inspiration, I guess, lol. But I suppose if you wanted to make a spot that fit the kinds of stories you enjoy writing, you could decorate it with posters or prints that enable you to travel to and expand whatever worlds your characters live in.

Jotting down notes of ideas as they come to you is always a good idea because life has a way of distracting us so much, we forget some of those great thoughts. On the other hand, if you have something more extensive than a few random thoughts, just sit down and start writing. It may result in a single chapter, or might extend to more than that. But regardless, there will probably be a natural stopping place before you continue, so use that pause to go back and do a quick proof read/edit of what you've done so far.

Hope this helps. We all have different ways of handling our "muse." I'm sure the right way is already in residence in your mind - find and enjoy it! ')

Thank You for the great response. For me, inspiration comes from experience. My phone is filled with random writings as well as I have a tone of notebooks laying around that I continue to write in as things come to mind or I see things that spark my brain such as you Kex reference. This post was not geared specifically for me to fix a problem but rather spark a conversation with others. I joined this site to meet other writers, share information and connect in a space I feel can help me grow in my weak areas and help others grow as well.

I hope you are able to create a perfect space with your future office and that It is a seamless process. Though I do find myself writing all over the place, I do feel I have to have a space I can lock myself into and get lost in my "projects". It has been hard for me to create a perfect space because I love to have a bright space while I am in the mood to think, yet the space needs to have a feeling of cozy warmth to it, when I am ready to relax and read over my progress and make changes.

Either way, thanks again for the comment I hope you post a pic when your office is transformed.

I read and write poetry. Despite the fact that academia has tried to stifle truly creative poetry, I still find a lot of innovative and interesting poetry to read.

Lmao!

What if...I just don't want to read it?

What I find so great about this is that I have clicked on this post the last couple day forgetting if I read it or not and I have still yet to read the number.