Would you read a book with the title...."The Road To Finding Who You Are"?? This is what ti's about......

Question

A girl named Jessie had lived in the same small southern college town her whole life and she wants to be a writher. For her first major assignment for her class she is to writhe anything she wants with no limitations (no time limit, length requirement, no real rules at all…) Jessie is the youngest of seven children and is a twin. Well for the first time in her life she is going to leave her town and see America on her way to Canada with her three best friends, Toby(a Guy), Carrie, and Bella. Well to story mainly takes place on the road trip (hints the title) and by the end she and Toby fall in love (typical, I know) but she can finally tell her over-bearing mother that she’s going to live up to her expectations anymore but up to her own. I don’t quite know how it’s going to end yet, I’m just sort of writhing it as I go along…..but do you think it sounds good so far?? I’ve already got through like 120 pages…..um, if you want more info you can email me or IM me by clicking on my avatar.
Thanks!! ~Katie!~

P.S. I would LOVE you you to IM me your questions about the book!!! I might help me get my thoughts out there so I can write it more clearly and help my to further develop the plot of the story!!
Thanks anain! ~Katie!~

Answer 1

When I read the title I thought it would be self-help kind of book, not a novel. I don't look down on self-help books. It's just the title that confused me. The content sounds interesting. Keep writing, please :-)

I'd try to pick more abstract title, something like "The Road Trip to Canada" or even more abstract. Leave the reader guessing what is it all about, don't give it away in the title.

Answer 2

The title sounds like a self-help book rather than a novel. This could confuse or put off potential readers.

Also your storyline jumps. First she's a writing student, then she's on a road trip to Canada. Is the book in two parts? Is the second part the writing assignment from the first part? I don't get it.

Falling in love during a road trip is a well-trod story. If you want a strong audience you need to do something to make your book stand out from all the chick lit that's been written in the past. That can be done, but it will require hard work.

You also need to work on your technical skills. If this question is typical of your writing, your diction is obscure and you try to take on too much in a single sentence. Also make sure you're using the right word. Twice you use the word "writhe" when you mean "write." To writhe, according to Webster's, is "to twist the body or a bodily part in pain." Errors like this can alienate readers very quickly.