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[theweaselking]

How to write a novel:

"Do not spend a lot of time on [your title]. The novel I am about to be currently working on is called The Fairy Novel which is shorthand for The Great Australian Feminist Monkey Knife-Fighting Cricket Elvis Mangosteen Young Adult Fairy Novel. It’s a working title, which means the crappy title I came up with while waiting for my agent, editor, or marketing, or someone, to come up with something better. Untitled is another excellent working title. Magic! Magic! Magic! Oi! Oi! Oi! has also worked well for me. Maybe Go! Little Novelist, Go! might work for you."

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[firebreathnchkn.livejournal.com]

Snakes on a Plane?

[anivair.livejournal.com]

All my stuff is named after the first line or the main character until I know otherwise. If neither works (for example if the opening line is hi and the main characer has no name) I use "bill".

I like bill because it's a noun, a verb, and a proper name (which is a type of noun, but not the same as the object bill).