Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Bad titles

Recently we listed some odd titles. This time it's titles per se, as in, you're going to call your story what?

The Rumpus.net: There are many more bad titles than good ones. I’ve seen some jaw-droppingly awful titles, often from very gifted writers. And I’m not just talking about my students: The Great Gatsby is an inspired title, one for the ages, but it wasn’t Fitzgerald’s idea. He wanted to call the novel Trimalchio in West Egg, which sounds like something Dr. Seuss might have dreamed up for The Playboy Channel. More...

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