This week's prompt sounded very promising and I had half a dozen ways I could take it, but I chose to wait until I was actually ready to start writing, to decide where I would take it. I let "the flow" decide for me.
I hope you'll enjoy this short 'blurb'.
Welcome to my world!
Child’s play.
I didn’t
have to think long about the title for this ‘work’.
It’s not
always that easy though.
Sometimes I
use a “working title”, sometimes I find a title that sounds ‘right’ before I
even start to write, sometimes I end up keeping the working title; for lack of
anything better.
What the
hell am I talking about???
I bet you’re
wondering about that.
Well,
obviously – or not so – I’m talking about my writing.
It’s not
always easy.
I like my
title to give the reader a hint as to what they can expect from the story, but
I also like to give it a twist if I can. I once wrote a story under the title “Presenting
the bill” – which I intentionally misspelled – and proceeded to introduce Bill
Buchanan – recurring role played by James Morrison on 24. It wasn’t revealed
until right at the end, which is exactly what I wanted and intended. My readers
loved it! So, my title worked! In more ways than one.
But like I said,
it’s not always easy to find the right title.
Will it
cover the load?
Will it
hint to what might be coming without giving away too much?
Will it
catch?
After all,
a catchy title is always the best way to draw attention to your work. It should
intrigue people, make them wonder what the underlying story might be about,
make them curious about what is hidden within the pages, what adventure is mixed
into the words. It should make them excited to find out how quickly you can
take them from the front cover to the back, preferably in one swift swoop.
Isn’t that
what we all want?
For people
to pick up our book, or click on our link, and read our work in one sitting?
For people
to want to find out what magic awaits
behind the veil that is a title?
I know I do.
Always have,
always will.
For as long
as I’ve been writing, I’ve been trying to let people enjoy the magic of the
word. I hope I’ll continue doing so for a very long time to come.
You’re
probably wondering what this has to do with Child’s Play.
Basically,
that’s what writing is to me.
It’s child’s
play.
It’s a
piece of cake.
I can sit
down at my computer or pick up a notebook and a pen and just write. Fill the
blank space with letters, words, paragraphs, chapters and make them all work
together to tell a story. I can just do
that. It’s that easy. I do not fear the blank page. I do not worry about
minimum requirements – I usually go well over them. I do not hesitate to write,
whatever is on my mind, whether that is good or not, whether that is fit for
publishing or will forever remain private. The word does not throw me into a
panic.
Right now,
it’s 11.35 pm and I’m working on my entry for this week’s challenge.
Out of the
blue.
Just like
that.
Child’s
play.
My mom
would probably tell me to stop acting like a kid and get my act together, but
what fun is there in that????
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