I need to start with a good title in order to start a book, and titles are the hardest part for me. I am writing a story about a girl named Ivy who lives with her mother and sister in a small beach town on the East Coast. She loves the ocean and is an incredible painter, but is working a dead end job and taking care of a sick mother. Ultimately, it is about the struggle of following dreams and real life getting in the way and what do we really want from life and what are our dreams worth? The ocean is going to be a metatphor in the book, it represents the unknown and what lies beyond Ivy's smalltown life. I have thought about trying to use a Dickinson quote like "To Divide the Ocean." I have also thought of using a title with the words: sea, tides, riptides, driftwood, ocean, waves, currents. I just want the title to reference the ocean and I want it to be good, like "The Sun Also Rises" or "Tender is the Night" or "Catch-22." I need a great title. Any ideas?
2006-12-21 08:57:32 · 14 answers · asked by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ocean City Girl - a song by Ivy.
I suggest you listen to it, cause ironically, the singer has the same name as your character, and it's about a girl at the ocean!
Well, here's the lyric to it.
setting sun
Keeping secrets away from everyone
Staring out into another world
Tide is rising, but time is standing still
Ocean city girl
Is smiling
Ocean city girl
Is flying
The night is falling; the streetlights start to glow
No one’s there when the cracks begin to show
They can’t hurt her like she’s been hurt before
No one here can get near her anymore
Ocean city girl
Is fading
Ocean city girl
Is saying goodbye
Ocean city girl
Is fading
Ocean city girl
Is saying goodbye
Ocean city girl
Is fading
Ocean city girl
Please send me a reply and tell me what you think =]
2006-12-21 11:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tidal Dreams, Current Dreams, Dreams Out To Sea, Painting The Sea
2006-12-21 09:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by F.A.Q. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint My Ocean Ivy
2006-12-21 09:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dreams, Tidal Dream, On one ocean without a life boat, Hard Times with good outcomes, The current of Dreams
2006-12-21 09:39:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the Tide Goes Out or
When The Tide Comes In
2006-12-21 11:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by Cannuck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creeping Ivy
2006-12-21 12:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by balderarrow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do, "Falling waves", "Watching the Tides", "Ocean of Paint", "Painting with the Sea" I hope these help! Good luck and it sounds like a great book.
2006-12-21 09:39:01 · answer #7 · answered by Pup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dawn of The Ocean.
2006-12-21 09:12:42 · answer #8 · answered by It Co$t To Be Around The Bo$$ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sailing the Ocean On A Raft of Ivy
That's the only thing I can come up with.
2006-12-21 09:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by Kevin H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Crossing the Sea", kinda talks about doing something thought impossible.
"Fighting Tides", battling against something stronger than yourself.
"Conquering an Ocean of Fears", just something random I thought of.
And yadda yadda yadda I could go on for awhile but I'm lazy.
Hope you find what you're looking for!
2006-12-21 09:08:05 · answer #10 · answered by Amba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋