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Does your title feed curiosity?

Jean M. Cogdell's avatarJean's Writing

Do you need to change the title?

Connecting with readers is our goal as writers.

So what comes first?

The cover or the title?

A cover draws the eye to a book, but a title should tweak a reader’s curiosity enough to open that book.

I can’t thank everyone enough for their feedback on my cover. You pushed me to do better. Which got me to thinking about the title.

I’ve never been quite content with the title, and this unease led me to do a little research. Letting go of a “working title” is not easy and finding a new one even harder.

A working title gets a writer started on a story line, at least that’s what works for me. More times than not, the title or the first line is what inspires me.

But often after the story is finished, the “working title” no longer seems to fit. Like…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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