Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Title Help Time

I swear, I used to be good at coming up with titles very early in the process. Lately, though, it seems like I've had to be help from the blogoverse to get some help and inspiration. Well, it's that time again!

After finishing up Fins Are Forever, the sequel to Forgive My Fins (which comes out next week!) I am turning my attention back to my Medusal girls trilogy. And guess what? I need title help! Here's the basic blurb:
Separated-at-birth triplet descendants of Medusa reunite and discover it's their destiny to guard the door between the world of monsters and the world of man.
I'm in need of a series title (there will be at least three books) and then individual book titles. But for now, just some series title ideas would be wonderfully appreciated. In case it helps, here are the (never before seen) character collages for the three girls:




Because I'm feeling generous and desperate and excited for the release of Forgive My Fins next week, I will give away a signed copy (fresh off the presses) to one lucky title suggester. Okay, brainstorm away!

Edit: Contest officially over. The winner is Malbebe. Congrats!

Hugs,
TLC

51 comments:

  1. Medusa's Legacy

    Gorgons don't wear plaid

    The sphinx ate my homework

    of monsters and men

    sugar and serpents

    (man... my ideas are BAD)

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  2. How about something with Gorgon in - The Gorgoneion Trilogy - including Hellenistic Nation - Chthonic Trinity & Apotropaic Daughters or a mix and match of those words all pertaining to mythology

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  3. Gorgeous Gorgos
    Gorgos - meaning terrible/dreadful; the etymology behind gorgon as Medusa was the non-immortal Gorgon sister...

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  4. The Gorgon Sisters: Guardians of the Gate

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  5. Hey, Tera, the term 3G is very popular right now. Can you do something with that?

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  6. Gorgons just want to have fun

    Heritage of Medusa

    Just some thoughts. lol I'm not very good with the whole title thing, that's why my WIP's are saved under the character's names. :)

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  7. Anonymous9:55 AM

    How about
    The Medusa Gateway,
    Melodyjm

    JOYMALECKI(AT)YAHOO(.)COM

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  8. Anonymous9:56 AM

    oR THE GORGON GATEWAY,
    mELODYjm

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  9. The Medusa Triplets
    Monstrous Door/Gate
    3 Medusas
    Triplets, Medusa, and Monster
    Don't Gaze into the Medusa Triplets
    Monstrous Triplets with Monstrous Door
    Monsters and Medusa
    Medusas with the door of Monsters World
    Door of Medusas
    Medusas' Door
    Medusa, Stheno, Euryale and the Monster Door
    The Opposite Worlds
    Medusas as Beautiful Maidens
    Medusas as the Monster Door Guardian
    Gorgon (as) Gate Guardians
    Between the Monster and Human World
    Medusa Triplets: The Gate to the Monsters

    ok running out of ideas :D Hope it helps at least a little

    feeyonachan at gmail dot com

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  10. The Medusa Three
    Medusa's Protectorate
    Three to Guard Them
    Snakes and Sisters

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  11. Don't Mess With the Gorgon Girls
    Monsters from Macy's
    Medusa Who?
    Serpentine Sparkle
    Monsters with Maxed out Cards
    (hee hee hee, this is fun!)
    Titanic Triple Threat
    Don't Make Me Stone You

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  12. I fail at coming up with titles, these are all I can think of:

    Medusa's Secret (Trilogy)
    The Medusa Heritage
    The Descendants
    The Medusa Sisters
    The Medusa Trio
    The Medusa Triplicate O.o
    The Medusa Trinity series
    The Sisters Gateway
    Um... The Guardian Trinity
    The Gorgonian Legacy

    ...I fail. =P

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  13. Katrina10:27 AM

    Medusa's Gate
    Girls Gone Greek
    Medusa's Grrls (wow lame sorry)



    -My favorite is Girls Gone Greek ;)-
    atomicxrawr@yahoo.com

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  14. Daniela10:35 AM

    Tera i came up with 8 titles hope you like them :)Choose whatever you like!

    1. "Caught in between"

    2. "triple destiny"

    3. "The secret door"

    4. "Our twirl-up life"

    5. "unexpected destiny"

    6. "Split ups"

    7."unlooked future"

    8. "Triple guardians"

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  15. Medusa's Legend

    1-Snake Charm
    2-Stone Stare
    3-Gorgon Gift

    That is all stuff important to the legend of Medusa so I thought it would be good.

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  16. Also,

    Gutsy and Gorgos
    Graciously Gorgos
    Guardedly Gorgos

    (Its not hard to guess I like alliteration)

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  17. Trio of Terror
    The Heirs of Terror
    Logos, Ethos, and Pathos (perhaps each representing one of the characters maybe)

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  18. Sisters United

    Sister Power

    Guardians of the Gate

    The Sister's Protection of Night and Day

    The Mythology Sisters

    Sugar, Spice, and Stylish (or Smart)

    Destiny of the Sisters

    The Triple G

    That is all I have for now. I've always wanted to name a book. :)

    -Mallory

    cupidgurl411 (at) aol (dot) com

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  19. Sisters United

    Sister Power

    Guardians of the Gate

    The Sister's Protection of Night and Day

    The Mythology Sisters

    Sugar, Spice, and Stylish (or Smart)

    Destiny of the Sisters

    The Triple G

    That is all I have for now. I've always wanted to name a book. :)

    -Mallory

    cupidgurl411 (at) aol (dot) com

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  20. So happy to be of help to you. I tried to come up with a few good ones,but...
    Some lame efforts:

    Forgive My Descendant
    The Medusa Maids
    Archaic Meets Contemporary
    Marine Deities
    The Guardian Goddesses
    The Tornado Triplet
    Take A Look At These Gorgons!
    Mythical Meets Mundane
    It Aint All Fun!
    The Terrific Trio
    Guards Between Humans and Monsters

    P.S:Would absolutely love the copy of Forgive My Fins :)

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  21. Snake Sisters
    Gorgon Girls

    And I like Guardians of the Gate, which several posters have suggested.

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  22. Medusa's Maidens
    Behind the Gorgon
    The Gorgon's Guard
    Triple Guard
    Gorgon's Crossing
    Guard the Gate
    Medusa, Monsters, and Me

    I also like the already suggested Guardians of the Gate

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  23. Serpentine Sisters

    That is my idea!

    I can't wait to read this trilogy!

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  24. Um, ok, this was super-fun, so I played around with it a lot--Even if you can't use them, maybe they'll help spark some ideas!(I was actually playing around with it even before you asked, because you mentioned you were having trouble somewhere else, and it was weirdly fun for me--so I'd do it anyway, but I would still not turn down a free autographed book! :)

    SERIES IDEAS:
    Snake Charming 101
    Gorgons Honor
    Gorgon Inheritance
    Gorgon Legacy
    Legacy of Stone and Scale
    Deaths Door Trilogy
    Gorgons Rising
    Gorgons Risen
    Gorgons Descend
    Shadows of the Gorgon
    Will of the Gorgon
    Sisterhood of the Gorgon
    Diaries of a Gorgon
    The Good, Wicked, and Deadly
    Sisters of Stone
    Sisters of Scale
    The Gaurdians
    Gorgon Sorority
    Gorgons United
    Gates of...
    Tri-Destined

    TITLE IDEAS:
    Kiss My Asp (sorry, this one just sticks with me, so I have to throw it in one more time) :)
    Pain in the Asp
    Asp and Ye Shall Receive

    Double Bubble, Coil and Trouble
    Snake, Rattle, and Roll
    Snake Me Up Before You Go Go

    Caduceus Wild
    Snake Eyes

    The Snaked Truth
    Mamba #5
    Krait and Barrel
    Cold Hearted Snake
    My Funny Serpentine
    Snake It or Leave It

    One Last Hiss Goodbye
    My First Hiss
    Hisses and Hers
    One Good Hiss Deserves Another
    A Hiss Is Worth a Thousand Words

    Built to Scale
    Scale Order Bride

    Thief of Stone
    Threat of Stone
    Sisters of Stone
    Sisters of Scale

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy
    Dread Looks
    Snakes and Stones
    Triple Threat
    The Good, Wicked, and Deadly

    Also, TOTALLY loved Tina's "3G" suggestion, and Sarah suggested "Gorgons Don't Wear Plaid"--personally thought those were really cute :)

    Anyway, best of luck!

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  25. Anonymous2:16 PM

    The Tools of Power

    The Power of Women

    A Sister Legacy/ The sister Legacy

    Medusa's Triplets

    Medusa's Descendants

    Medusa's Girls

    The G Stories


    I don't know... I make my titles after I write the book, so maybe you can try that technique. Sometimes just a certain line to something gives me an idea. Now, you are a definitely more experienced writer, but I understand that making a title for something you wrote can end up being more difficult than actually writing the whole book. Well, at least that's how it is for me. Lol. Good luck, and sorry if I wasn't much help!

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  26. Inheritance and Power
    Eyes Speak Volumes
    Protectors of the Gate

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  27. Gorgeous Greek Tragedy

    Venomous Vixens

    Oh man, I'm awful at this!

    Madly Descended

    riddikulus.sarahATgmailDOTcom

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  28. Aimee Slupski3:37 PM

    pathways between the worlds
    secrets of the slithern sisters

    ( These are bad I know, but a really cute on is girls gone greek I like that a lot.)

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  29. Anonymous4:14 PM

    for the series title:
    medusa cubed, the word or the cubed #

    1)Revealing

    2)Gaurding

    3)Surviving

    OR:
    1)We three Guardians
    2)Double lives OR Duplicity
    3)The Open Door

    (I know these STINK but for some reason I love 1 word titles, IDk why, maybe because they sound more dramatic. )

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  30. wow - thought I'd drop a clever title here after coming from your blog, but after reading all these amazingly creative and cool suggestions, think I'll just quietly slink away...
    I vote for Gorgons just want to have fun.

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  31. okay this is my one idea, but i relly like it cuz it's a tonge twister!

    THE SERPENT SISTERS SERIES

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  32. There were some really great suggestions. Not sure I want to even post mine.

    Anyway here's my suggestions:
    The Stone Guardians Trilogy
    Triple Threat
    Serpent Guardians of the Gateway

    All the best!
    Tambra Kendall/Keelia Greer

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  33. Medusa Mayhem
    I Dream Of Medusa

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  34. Three's the Charm

    The Gorgeous Gorgons

    Medusa's Minions

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  35. Alyssa7:27 PM

    all right here's mine:

    Grecoguardians
    Stone Sentries
    Greetings from Medusa
    Men, Mosters, and Medusa OH MY*

    yep definately sounded better in my head
    *personal favorite

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  36. Medusa's Trio of Sentinels
    Keepers of the Door
    Watchgirls: Keepers of Chaos

    They all sound cheesy.. hrmmm

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  37. Three's a crowd--or is it?

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  38. that one post, "Girls Gone Greek" could fit really well if you wanted to do a little "3G" thing with it!

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  39. Oh jees, I'm terrible at titles too. :/ Ugh. Okay, here are some tries on my part.

    3 (Three just as a number).

    Gorgan Girls

    Three to Get Ready

    The Magic of Three

    Triple Threat

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  40. Medusa's Fashionistas: Guardians of the Gate

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  41. Gorgons at the Gate
    Guardians of the Gate
    Medusa'a Legacy
    Protectors of the Earth
    Three Protectors Series
    The Protectress Three
    Medusa's Gateway
    Gateway Guardians
    Gorgonian Gateway
    Sisters of the Snake
    Sisters of the Serpent
    Daughters of Medusa

    Everyone has a lot of great ideas! Thanks for hosting the contest! :)
    kghobbs(at)gmail(dot)com

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  42. Wow, you guys have some great suggestions!

    hugs,

    Heather

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  43. Dunno if this one has been said: The Medusa Chronicles? (or substitute the Medusa for other things, like Gorgon/Gurdians/Gorgon Girls/Gorgon Triplets etc.) *shrugs*

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  44. Anonymous4:36 PM

    Keepers of the Door

    Don't Look Now

    Stone Cold Glance

    Caution: Do Enter (or Look)

    Triple Threat

    That's all I've got. Good Luck!

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  45. J. E. Tiller8:01 PM

    The Mystical three of Medusa

    Mystic Night - Gretchen

    Mystic Sunshine - Grace

    Mystic Dawn - Greer

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  46. What about

    G Force

    Or

    Forces of G

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  47. Danielle12:05 PM

    I hope i can help :)

    1.Gx3 ( G times 3)
    2.Gorgons gone wild

    3.The Gorgon Sisters

    4.Triple Force

    5.Come any closer and i'll stone you

    6.Gorgons always have fun

    7.Look into my eyes....iF you dare

    8.The Gate and the Gorgons

    9.Our destiny as gorgons

    10.Keeping the peace between man and monsters

    11.Dont make me stone you

    12. Gorgons wanna have fun

    13.Gate Guardians

    14.Guardians of the Gate

    15.Our destiny to save the world

    16.Behind our gorgeous eyes....

    17.Behind our gorgon gorgeous eyes....

    18.Stone looks

    19.Stone away

    20.Dont look up

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  48. I only have one idea but I hope I will help.

    Destiny

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  49. Anonymous2:35 PM

    Umm...I'm not so great at this myself. I mean I'm writing my own book and I dont even have a title. Right now I call it...(wait for it)... UNTITLED!! I told you I suck at this. How about...

    The Gorgon Guardians
    The Great Gorgon Girls
    The Gorgon Girls
    Gorgon Girls: Gate Guardians

    That's all I have for now. :(

    But I hope it helps some... :)

    Tiffy <3

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  50. I like:

    Gorgon Girls or how about
    The Gorgon Glimpse
    Or Granite Glimpses

    LOL, it's late. I really really just want to read the book right nowl

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