You are at the beginning or end of the appearance of the text, but the creation of the title causes many problems. However, you don't have to think about it until the end of the story.
But it happens that the last sentence is added and the details are finalized, but the name does not appear.
Instructions
Step 1
Do not dismiss it. The headline is the shortest part of the text, but, at the same time, the first and only chance to grab interest. The potential reader does not know how wonderful your story is. He will glance over the boring title and go to another page.
Step 2
Do not build your entire title on things and people that are completely unfamiliar to the reader; the person who has met the original piece does not know your characters. "Torluor Prenglansky" will not arouse enthusiasm. And if you want to leave someone's name in the title, then supplement it with specifying details. For example, "Torluor Prenglansky, Conqueror of the Mother of Pearl Dragons." Dragons are already known to the reader, and there is a chance to attract interested ones. Take a look at the popular book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling. If you do not know the character, then it is the second half that is of interest in the title.
Step 3
Be original. Both the Internet and bookshelves are full of common names. Play a well-known expression. This technique is actively bought up by Daria Dontsova - "The White Horse on the Prince", "The Frog of the Baskervilles", "The Sky in Rubles". Create an unexpected combination. "Logarithmic spider" or "cordless snake" have a good chance of beating the same poisonous ones. A person will want to know how the spider can be related to mathematics. Come up with a short, succinct and wise statement. Remember "Woe from Wit" by Alexander Griboyedov, whose title has become a well-known phrase.
Step 4
Don't be fooled. If the title is drawn to the reader, and there is no hint of it in the book, he will feel cheated. This may be forgiven for some geniuses of literature, but you should not risk it.
Step 5
Season with humor, vivid imagery, musicality and intrigue. Just do not try everything at once. Better to use irony or sarcasm, but only if you are good at them. Otherwise, you can grossly miss. Many writers took a line of a poem as the title, creating a melodic sound. For example, Chingiz Aitmatov "And the day lasts longer than a century", taken from Boris Pasternak. The use of intrigue implies a hint, undecidedness, a riddle in the name.
Step 6
Take care of the plot twists in secret. Do not reveal the finale of the work or unexpected moves for the sake of a bright title. As important as it is to grab attention at the beginning, the reader wants to get something out of the reading process as well.
Step 7
Analyze your text - You probably don't need to rewrite the story. Take a closer look, look for interesting things. Orange unicorns, flying tigers, important thoughts, scene of action, an amazing artifact, an idea expressed in a veiled form. Use your imagination and everything will be found.
