check in day 4

[lilly_c]

How is the writing going today?

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Today I

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wrote
6 (46.2%)

edited
2 (15.4%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
1 (7.7%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
2 (15.4%)

dealt with life
4 (30.8%)

Discussion: titles. How do you come up with your titles?

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[nea]

I hate coming up with titles with a burning passion and think of them very last minute.

They are often just prompts that I fill with said fic, or named after places the fic happens at.

I'm very grateful for a less generic suggestion to come up with a title.

[fleetsparrow]

I read and dreamed today, which was very helpful.

Titles are often my sticking point. Typically, I use song lyrics or puns that seem to fit the mood (depending on the type and tone of the story). I do find that the less time I have between "posting" and "due", the harder it is to come up with a title, unless one had already come to me.

[snowynight]

I usually google keywords of my fic+poems and pick phrases from the poems that fit the vibe. Sometimes the connection is precarious.

[watermello]

I generally stick to common phrases and idioms and they usually come to me in the middle of writing. Otherwise I go for song lyrics (Fall Out Boy has a lot of good ones lol).

[vriddy]

Ideally, I try to pick out a phrase or sentence from the story, but I'm not very good at picking out titles in general.