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One of my favorite things is coming up with titles. The poetry of it, capturing the essence in a few words. Like modern painting where a few strokes of a brush captures the movement of a dancer.
Glass Ceiling Policy; Red Mug; Scrimshaw; Roulette Leadership; I was never there; Small Fiddle; Waking up Dead; Lost Doorknobs
The title needs to be unique, yet accessible. Understandable by the reader, but not lost in a library search.
Memorable.
Applicable.
Common
and also uncommon.
Edumund Schubert tackles this topic on Magical Words 8/28/2010 “How to Title Your Story – Or Not”: