I've undertaken a series of Young Adult novels, about which I'm very, very excited.
It concerns the adventures of twins Mallory and Meredith Brynn -- mirror-image identical twins -- born one minute before and one minute after midnight on New Year's Eve, so that they'll never share the same birth year.
Through an incident I won't reveal, the girls' "twin telepathy" ramps up with they reach adolescence; and they become able to see, with frightening accuracy, both the future (Mallory, the twin born after midnight) and the past (Meredith).
I've written the first novel and will this week begin corrections on it BUT I cannot think of the title -- for the series or for the novel.
Now, titling is something for which (I flatter myself) I think I have a knack.
But this series eludes me. I actually have a title for the second book in the series of three BUT NOT this one...
I've though of Double Vision, Second Sight, Both Sides Now, Look Both Ways, Sighted, The Messengers, Deja Two... and a dozen others. But I'm blamed it I can conjure just the "right" mixture of myth, mystery and young sensibility. A title is the portal to a book, the magic door.. and it's ever so important. It must have meaning on many levels. In other words, 'Telepathic Twins,' though it tells the story, wouldn't cut it.
Got ideas?
Send them to me.
There's a free copy of my newest novel, signed, in it for you. And my endless gratitude.
Jackie M.
Comments (8)
How about........
THE SUN AND THE MOON
Posted by Jacqueline | March 7, 2007 5:54 AM
Posted on March 7, 2007 05:54
The first thing that came to me after reading your post was, "Twinsightful".
Maybe it will help, I'll keep thinking!
Posted by Sharleen Heist | March 7, 2007 2:50 PM
Posted on March 7, 2007 14:50
The first thing I thought of after reading your post was, "Twinsight".
Maybe it will help. I'll keep thinking!
Posted by Sharleen Heist | March 7, 2007 2:55 PM
Posted on March 7, 2007 14:55
sister double time
Posted by Karen Parr | March 7, 2007 9:09 PM
Posted on March 7, 2007 21:09
what comes immediately to mind is that old football cheer "Two For the Price of One" plus a dollar, etc, etc....
"Another Bite of the Apple"
"Forward and Backerds"
Posted by barbara | March 9, 2007 6:12 PM
Posted on March 9, 2007 18:12
Title for your book and series "Before and After"
Posted by Bob Hartson | March 20, 2007 12:58 PM
Posted on March 20, 2007 12:58
If you still don't have a title........."The Before and After Twins"
Posted by RubyD | March 20, 2007 1:02 PM
Posted on March 20, 2007 13:02
Or maybe "The Before and After Midnight Twins"
Posted by RubyD | March 20, 2007 1:14 PM
Posted on March 20, 2007 13:14