I was having a conversation with some people on one of my artist's forums about titles of paintings and it evolved into some of us that are writing novels.
Someone there who had done much research about titling said that longer titles of books tend to be what more people go for than shorter titles. In fact, the first thing that draws one to a book is the title, and next is the imagery, that is, if you are not some famous author where people are waiting for your next book and will buy it regardless.
This got me thinking, as Bukowski titled more of his books longer than shorter, and when I was thinking up titles for the book I'm working on it was between a long title and a one-word title. I haven't even thought about the image yet.
I wondered about the image and if it should have anything to do with the title, or nothing at all - just something eye-catching.
What think you?
Someone there who had done much research about titling said that longer titles of books tend to be what more people go for than shorter titles. In fact, the first thing that draws one to a book is the title, and next is the imagery, that is, if you are not some famous author where people are waiting for your next book and will buy it regardless.
This got me thinking, as Bukowski titled more of his books longer than shorter, and when I was thinking up titles for the book I'm working on it was between a long title and a one-word title. I haven't even thought about the image yet.
I wondered about the image and if it should have anything to do with the title, or nothing at all - just something eye-catching.
What think you?