Help me with the TITLE of my story?

Question

My story is a gothic romance set in 1799 England. So it's about a gypsy girl who is adopted by a kind clergyman. When she grows up and the clergyman dies, she is sent to the clergyman's nephew who is to be the girl's gaurdian. And this nephew is one of those "tall, dark, and brooding" wealthy gentleman with a horrifying family secret. I was planning to call this story "The man who cried" but then my friend told me it was already the name of a movie starring some dude called Johnny Depp. And the last thing I want is people to think that I copied the name. So, does anyone have a good title for this dark story??

Answer 1

That's not necessarily a bad thing. If someone were to search for the movie it may come up and it will at least be seen with better odds. I would have to know more about the story if you obviously want something in the title to do with the man.

Answer 2

"The Gypsy's Fortune" - It's good fortune for her to be adopted by a kind clergyman.
"The Guardian's Tears" - If you're implying the guardian is "the man who cried."
"Love Has No Secrets" - If the gypsy and the guardian fall in love and he's withholding the family's secret.

If given more details, I could think of some better stuff. Hope this gives you some ideas.. and "The Man Who Cried" isn't a bad idea.. but you'd have to look into the copyright.

Answer 3

I would say both AMac and requiemf0rad... have a some good title ideas. But like others have said... it would be easier to come up with a title without actually knowing the whole story. So maybe, if you can get some good friends or family to read... you can have them give you some good suggestions as well.
As for me, I'm only able to come up with (at the moment)...
A Secret Within (which seems to be taken too)
Beyond the Man
and, Beyond a Man's Tears
Yours is good...but like others have also said... you should look into the copyright of if... maybe there might be a way to title your book with that title, even though there is a movie titled with it...

Answer 4

The Nephew's Secret, or The Dark Secret, or The Gaurdian's Secret, or Dark Cries

Answer 5

The Horror Behind The Clergymen

Answer 6

The gentlmans ribbon

The blue ribbon

Guys wore ribbons in their pony tails in those days. I think thats kinda sexy.

Sounds like a good story, of course you should add how the clergyman kinda took advantage of the girl sexually and the girl feels ashamed that she liked it but thought it kinda prepared her for other men.

Answer 7

Tears in The Darkness

Answer 8

How about "A Sinner's Love"? I googled it and there's no novel or movie with that title. Although the phrase should be familiar to religious people, is not that usual and editors won't reject it for being too biblical. Moreover, it sounds very gothic.

If you don't choose it, I hope that at least it points you on the right direction.

Answer 9

i must say that your concern over, "copying", the title is the least of your worries. adopted gypsy? um, "wuthering heights". the fact that you, yourself, can put, "tall, dark, and brooding", in quotes should make you wonder if, er, maybe you've... "created", isn't the right word... stumbled upon? a stock character. my suggestion for the title would be, "derivative", if i were so bold as to suggest it should be titled, at all. i really don't intend to be spiteful... but you really should know, if, somehow, you don't, already. all artists borrow from others; the trick is mixing it up, a bit, so only really really well read persons (such as you should be, to improve the breadth of your writing) can tell, and they only tell other people of their ilk, who read lit crit. this may be your first try -and you're borrowing from good sources - but, again, the title is not the only thing you need to worry about copying.

Answer 10

Vagabond Journey