Title My Book!
Okay, DS friends, this is your chance to make the most significant contribution of all to this book: THE TITLE!! I need suggestions! (PLEASE CONTRIBUTE SUGGESTIONS AS COMMENTS TO THIS JOURNAL, RATHER THAN EMAILS TO ME, SO I CAN KEEP THEM TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE) I definitely want the word "Rape" somewhere in the title, just so it can be found using keyword searches on Amazon, etc. It ought to be self-evident what the book is about, as opposed to some mystical, artsy "concept" title. There are dozens of decent books out there about rape, but nobody's read them because nobody can find them when they search for "rape" on Amazon! Nothing with the word "Silence" in it; that's a cliche in most books on this topic (Aftert Silence, Silent all the years, Silent no more, etc.) A good title has an action word in it: "Waiting to exhale" is a good example. "The Client" is not. I'm not trying to find something profound, just GOOD. That means a viewer could see the title and know immediately what this book is about, and understand that this is a positive book, not a sorrowful, traumatic narrative. Some possible examples: Victory Over RapeHope After Rape (or, Finding Hope After Rape, and similar variations) Resurrection After Rape (***I kinda like this one; I keep coming back to it in my mind) (all of these are quick, short titles that describe EXACTLY what topic this book covers, but they're also positive and hopeful, not sour and bleak.) You'll notice that I avoided leading with the word "rape" at the beginnig of the title; instead, I lead with a positive word.You might also go in another direction and describe the process itself: Learning to live after rape You might also consider an empowered, militant, "fun" tone: How to fight back against rape (and win) From Victim To Survivor Regarless of whatever title we pick, the sub-title is going to be: "An un-boring, un-depressing guide to recovery!" ...because wouldn't YOU buy a book that said that right on the cover? Please brainstorm some ideas. I'll consider them all, and add comments.
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