Story Title

Catchy

Your book title should be catchy and grab the attention of the potential reader. Remember it’s going to be on the shelf with thousands of other books and your title can help your book stand out from the other books.

Appropriate

Your book title should fit the book. It should give the potential reader a clue about what the book will be about. Calling a book “Wild Horses” or “Love Of The Rose” when the book is about auto racing wouldn’t be an appropriate choice and wouldn’t do an effective job of targeting your market. Your title is your first hint to the reader about what’s to come when they pick up your book.

Keep It Short

Your book title should portray a message but not be too long as to bore the potential reader. It should of a length that can be read at a glance and require no time at all for it to register with the brain. Short and simple works best.

Compelling

Your book title should compel the potential reader to want to pick up the book and find out more about it. It should initiate a response of interest and curiosity. Once they pick up the book your jacket cover can compete the job of convincing them your story is worth buying and reading.

Non Offensive

Your book title should not be offensive to any one culture. You should be careful that none of the words or phrases have a negative connotation or meaning in another language, especially if you will be marketing your book on a global scale.

Descriptive Words

Your book title should use descriptive words that clearly convey what you are selling, in this case it’s your story. By using descriptive content your potential reader is more likely to be drawn to and pick your book up for further examination.

Mystery And Intrigue

If appropriate for the subject of the book why not use a little mystery and intrigue in the title. After all which title would you be more inclined to pick up? “Who Killed Inspector Gadget” or “Mr. Gadget Died” Your title is a bit like the sales pitch of an advertisement. In an add it’s the first line that hooks you. In your book it’s your title that needs to set the hook.

Different

Try to make your title different than others. In fact you can do a quick search online to make sure that the title you are thinking of using hasn’t been used before or isn’t in a similar form. The more unique your title the more you will stand out from the rest. A book titled “Red Rose” is likely to have thousands of other books with a similar title. But a book called “The Blood Of The Rose” is more likely to stand out.

Naming your book is as personal as writing your book and the title you choose is entirely up to you. But if you follow these tips on how to choose a good title for your book you’ll be on your way to standing out from the competition. Happy sales!

Used from R & S