Tinkering with Titles
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 2:01PM (Also Known as, "Oh sweet mercy, what am I going
to call this book?!")
Recently, when Prepping a presentation for a school, I had the chance to page through my original notebook for Rock Steady. And when I saw the page below, I remembered my struggle in finding the perfect title.
This is the output of the day I finally brainstormed the title. I had an idea that, following on from Turtle Walk, I wanted to have the next in the series *Something* Run. But this was all a book about taking a stand. And no animal plays a real role in the story, except for the fact that Elands are sacred in San Rock Art. But Eland Stand not only is awkward to say, but it doesn't pop, it has no energy, no rock 'n roll!
Hang on a minute - Rock!
Rock Art.
Steady as a Rock.
Rock Steady!
So that's how this title was born :)
P.S. The talk is called "From Aha! to Amazon: A book's journey". If you'd like to have me present it at your school or writing group or book club, please get in touch via the CONTACT form on this site.