FIRST, THE NEWS: I have received a contract offer for Avalon, S.C.
(pausing a moment to allow you to celebrate wildly and raucously)
NEXT, THE QUESTION: The Soul Mate Publishing Acquisitions Editor asked: “Is Avalon, S.C. the real title, or is it still a working title?”
Aha! Good question. I’d gotten so used to calling it that, I’d forgotten the possibility that there was going to be another name. To be honest, I haven’t been able to think of one I like better.
But maybe you can.
So, blog community. Submit your suggestions as comments here. If the Acquisitions Editor and I see any we like better than Avalon, S.C., why, you’ll have the honor of naming the book!
To help you with your thinking process, I’m including a little photo montage of the novel.
Not Avalon, SC–there’s no hill!–but at least it gives the feel on an island off the coast of South Carolina
She’s not golden-haired, but I love the picture
A wheel, ready for you to walk while you contemplate this question.
A triple goddess pendant, NOT worth $6000 nor nearly as classy as the one George designed.
An altar with standing stones in the background
a salute to our favorite new-age cougar
A child conceived on Beltane is blessed by the gods. Maybe next year?
Hell hath no fury . . . this one’s for you, JD
Maybe next year.
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Nice suggestions. Thanks. Do you think it sounds too much like one of those books where the guy is ALWAYS shirtless on the cover?
And this would be a problem? Heh.
Congrats on the contract! Don’t have champagne but will raise a glass of pinot grigio to toast your success. . . Must cogitate on alternative titles.
Ok, write the jacket summary to help me think of a title.
Sorry I haven’t gotten this done yet. Things have been frantic around here. Next week, maybe.
Congratulations! Three books! Definitely needs a toast and a happy dance.
As for a title, writing the book blurb now is a great idea. I like “Avalon, SC.” It accentuates the Arthurian connections, but the blurb might suggest other possibilities.
See, I like it too. And it stays with the Avalon theme. But then again I agree that the blurb might flush something else out, too. Is Strange Bedfellows going to stay with that title? What about Sir Kay? Do you have anything firm for him?
So I googled Avalon and South Carolina. Here’s what I got.
http://avalonatcarolinaforest.com/
I like Avalon, S. C. You have two places playing major roles in the book, and the title brings them together.
I confess that I like it too. I’ve not spent a lot of brain power looking for an alternative because I like it so well. Although I wasn’t that crazy about it in the beginning.
I like it. But I would go with Avalon, SC . . . I know, I know. Just sayin’.
So will it be Avalon, S.C. or Avalon, South Carolina?
I know, I know,.. details.
Is S.C. (vs SC) what the style guides would say? It seems/feels dated.
“Two periods or not two periods; that is the question.” Or go with the menopause version (no periods). I’m SO glad somebody else has to make that decision.