Rock & roll backup singer found dead, is it drugs or murder ?She's young, blonde. Set in '80's, in New England. Would change character's name, if necessary, for the right title...
2007-03-27 22:27:12 · 12 answers · asked by Rosemary H 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
..the story's already written.
2007-03-28 02:32:10 · update #1
Well, I haven't seen a lot of help here. Hopefully I can be more helpful. Probably not. But I'll try.
It is important to get your title right, and it should come from your story. If your character is named Jenny, you could call it something like, "What happened to Jenny" or just "Jenny." Those are pretty simple choices.
Sometimes simple is best. I wrote a story about a guy who heals people by placing his hands on them and called it "Hands." Not too creative, but the creative thing ought to be the story. The title just needs to give a good idea of what the story is.
Otherwise, sometimes a really incredible line in your work will jump out at you, and it will be the right title. For example, If you say something in the story along the lines of, "Jenny didn't see it coming. She was just another drugged out backup singer named Jenny. She sang chorus for the Flippin' Awesomes, and now she's dead. Well, what did that accomplish? What was the point? Why do people die before they get anything going? What a waste of great hair." Then you could call it, "Just another drugged out backup singer named Jenny" or "Flippin' Awesomes not so awesome without their bass player" or "What a waste of great hair."
These are terrible examples. ^_~
But I think that writing is such an organic process that the right title will jump out at you when it comes to you. Please, please, please don't call your story "Flippin' Awesomes not so awesome" or I'll cry!
Good luck. I hope to be reading all about Jenny (or Rita or Madison or Alex) someday, and I'll remember this moment.
2007-03-28 00:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write the story first. Do your research on drug abuse and the world of back up musicians. Then do a lot of character analysis. You need more characters and more of a plot here. For the time being call it WIP - Work in Progress - that's what most authors do. The title will come to you when you have the necessary details, plot, characters, research etc. Locking yourself into a title now will only limit the story's mood and theme. Everyone wants a title on the top of that page. It isnt necessary for now. Do your background work - brainstorm a lot of ideas on paper. It will come to you - when the time is right. Pax - C.
2007-03-28 05:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
End Note
2007-03-28 08:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by Toshi T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Scarlet Sharp
2007-03-28 08:29:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Elvis Presley factor
2007-03-28 16:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She left on a High Note
2007-03-28 05:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by ashymojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swan Song? Swan's Song? Bertha's Last Boogie?
2007-03-28 06:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guns N' Roses
2007-03-28 06:00:49 · answer #8 · answered by indecipherable_scribblings 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "Dead Canary" or Canary found dead.
2007-03-28 05:37:39 · answer #9 · answered by CAPTAIN BEAR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Harmony Ended."
2007-03-28 05:40:27 · answer #10 · answered by goaltender 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋