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Help Me Brainstorm!Friday, January 16, 2009
So I know I've been playing close to the vest about the next book, but it's another Ellie Hatcher novel, and its working title has for the last few months been Lie to Me. Good title, right? Well, apparently FOX TV thought so too and beat me to the punch with this TV show. I had hoped it wouldn't be a problem. After all, there was Cold Case the show and Cold Case the novel by Kate Willhelm, and no one seemed confused. But the Man remains unpersuaded. (OK, so in this case, the Man happens to me my editor, who is neither male nor oppressive, but whatever...I need a new title.)
posted by Alafair Burke at 1:18 PM
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Would Secret Lies work? or are they not secret? How about Dark Secrets? or In the Dark?
I'm not very good at this. Maybe you should pow wow with Chris Grabenstein. I think he's the master with titles!
One of my thoughts was White Lies, Dark Secrets, so if you're bad at this, so am I.
Ewww, White Lies, Dark Secrets is GOOD!!! I LIKE that one! I like it a lot!! Is there an idea of when this one is going to hit the bookstores, Alafair?
I like White Lies, Dark Secrets.
I was thinking of False Secrets.
How about just Lies? It seems like it's more dramatcic and too the point.
Or just the word Lie?
I hate the typo I have on my first comment: "Too the point." Doesn't that bother y'all? I'm trying to brainstorm here, but I all I have come up with is Lie and Lies....Oh, God...
Killer Lies or Deadly Lies
fatal lies, lethal lies, murderous lies, harmful lies, dangerous lies, hazardous lies, risky lies, threatening lies, safe lies, healthy lies, wholesome lies
deceive me, fool me, trick me, mislead me
This is all terrific and helpful. The book won't be out for another year but they need a title by the end of this month. Ack!
I kind of like wholesome lies...kind of a new twist..
agree with no, wholesome lies sounds like a good title...... looking forward to my copy of your book, autographed of course........
Innocent lies
Harmless lies or Lies are Harmless
Dark Deceit
I Like Lies
Lies About Me
Listening to Lies
Perjure Me
Oooh..I Like Lies is also kind of intriguing.
How a different angle....Don't Hurt Me With Truths OR Don't Hurt Me With the Truth
OOps...I meant How "about" a differnt angle
lol..."different"
I'm into your second book, Missing Justice. I've been a fan of your Dads for years and just started following you. First book as great and the second one is just as good. If I recall rightly in Judgement Calls there was something about a long haul truck driver killing girls he picked up in a truckstop. Any part of this have to do with the Dave Cox story?
Mark
Mark,
I'm not familiar with that case. Judgment Calls was inspired in part by the Happy Face Killer case in Portland, which I worked on a prosecutor.
Thanks. Keep writing the good novels.
My two cents.
"Time of Lies"
"Held Lies"
"Guarded Lies"
Richard B.
Can you believe I still don't have a title?! My publisher now wants to move away from the lies/secret concept in favor of something more concrete. How about City Concrete? Ha! Still, you all rock for helping a woman out.
I might be a little late with this, but you're right - you spend time on eyes, thus:
"Lying Eyes"
You did say Help Me.