What We Did to Ask Your Opinion

[mrissa]

Please note that I am aware that most of you have not read this book, so you are not being asked to comment on whether the title works well for the specific book I've written. (Although if you have read it, feel free to e-mail me with opinions on how the title worked for you.)

[Poll #1294645]

Also, if you ran across a book called What We Did to Save the Kingdom, what, if any, preconceptions would you have about it? (Funny, serious, high fantasy, swashbuckling, sword-wielding protagonist, lots of boats, whatever.)

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I do try to write books without the posteriorly inserted stick.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Natch. I just didn't want to seem like I was implying a book called What We Did to Save the Kingdom would not be award-worthy.

I should add that I get a faint YA whiff off the title, but I love the name so very much that I don't think it's a problem. As I said once before, from this potential reader's perspective, the only acceptable substitute is What We Did to Piss Off the Continent. :-)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Nonono. That's the sequel.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Even better! Now I get to have both titles. ^_^

So many fantasy books are titled some variant on The Noun of Nouns, I'm pre-disposed to adore anything that stands out like that.

[reveritas.livejournal.com]

I do try to write books without the posteriorly inserted stick.

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reveritas could never say this about own work. in some slang or other.

(i beg your pardon for this gratuitous comment. i'm just faffing around in old entries tonight) :)