Writers have gotten creative with the titles. The movies have joined in.
Showing at theaters this week are multi-word titles that use colons and sometimes even hyphens:
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – part 2
This titles-with-colons-and-explanations trend spurred a list of book titles in my little pink notebook that I keep on my nightstand. NOW, it is possible that these titles are silly due to my general peculiarities, or to the sleeping (herbal) meds I take, or even the non-herbal meds.
Just bear with me while I list my possible (and highly improbable) new book projects:
Riveting Tales of Menopause: One Woman’s Struggle with Sanity
Dark Halls: The Post-Christmas Laundry Avalanche
Frozen Depths: The Mystery of the Mixed Vegetables
The Not Shining: The Missing Batteries
When Polyester Attacks: Hot Flashes
The Loneliness of the Channel Surfer: The Late Night Hours
To Tweet or Not To Tweet: That Is the Question
Living Large: The Upsurge of Elastic Waists
Who Turned the Heat Up: Guilty?
The Missing Remote: Who Used It Last?
Silly, I know.
But, I ask you: Why Not?
Again: Why the Heck Not?
Christmas Chronicles: The Attack of the Leftovers or What's In YOUR Fridge?
ReplyDeleteI love your living large title.....Great title for a diet cookbook.
Ha ha ha, love the title "When polyester attacks:Hot flashes" What I have here is---Rain: A Never Ending Story-------Great post, thanks for the laughs :D
ReplyDeleteDear Susan,
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to have been gone so long from your delightful sense of humor and your unbounded creativity. That creativity is threaded through each of your titles, but I especially like "Living Large: The Upsurge of Elastic Waists."
In the past three years, since I began to experience some health problems, I've eaten way too much comfort food and I now need to lose 20 pounds. So I'm living large and buying elastic waists! You'd have a lot of readers for that book.
Peace.
Too funny! So hard to pick my favorite, but I'm going with -
ReplyDeleteLiving Large: The Upsurge of Elastic Waists.
This is AWESOME LOL!
ReplyDeleteMy favs are:
When polyester attacks:Hot flashes
&
The Missing Remote: Who Used It Last?
:0) I love it!
Delores, that would be a great title. There is a mystery bowl in the back of my fridge.
ReplyDeleteSiv Marie, sorry about the rain. I would love to trade you some heat for your rain.
Dee, those pounds have a way of sneaking up on us all.
Brianna--I once stated that I would never wear pants with elastic waists. So far, so good.
Elisa--I wonder what titles you could create with your children as inspiration??
Riveting tales of Menopause 2: Everywoman's slide towards Insanity.
ReplyDeleteMore riveting tales: Sanity regained (mostly)
Good questions! LOL.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I am laughing literally OUT LOUD, yes I am. Your titles are hilarious. The NOT Shining and Living Large...too funny.
ReplyDeleteBTW I tagged you today. Play if you want to.
Susan, thanks for the laugh.
ReplyDeleteReading yours, made me think of these:
Hot Potatoes: Passing the buck
Drop Dead: Ugly
Lickity Split -- The Story of Ice Cream
Don't ask me to explain 'em. LOL.
Loved these! All too true.
ReplyDeleteVeggie Tales: Alien Furry Leftovers
I think I need to purge the frig!
I just brainstormed some titles that will appear on the Hook, Line, and Sinker blogfest on 2/13. I had fun with them. I like the silly ones even better than the possible candidates.
ReplyDeleteMurder in California: World Poker Tour Made Me Do It