Or: Things are getting tight to the launch deadline and I am braindead.
Water Witch Wednesday
by Thea Atkinson
I’m about half finished the first draft of Book Two in the Elemental Magic Series and I’m still sorely lacking a title. All that pops into my head is: A Witch’s Quest for Blood and Fire.
Alas, methinks it’s far too long. But I do love the words…just not the way they’re arranged. So I’ve decided to create a survey and let YOU decide the title. If you’ve read Water Witch, you know the premise, if not the storyline. Let me educate you just a hair about book two.
1. Alaysha meets others who come to have an impact on her in some way
- There’s Taetha: Alaysha’s aunt and blood witch. What? You say. She’s dead? Yes. Yes, she is.
- There’s Saxa: Yuri’s lovely wife
- There’s Gael: Saxa’s fearless brother who is as handsome as he is stoic.
- There’s Laird: the shaman who prefers to call himself The Laird and speaks as though Alaysha isn’t around.
- There’s Aislyn: Yenic’s mother and the Fire Witch.
- There’s Bael: Alaysha calls him the Carrion. You’ll want to know why.
2. Alaysha remembers events in her life that she chose to bury, and that puts her in some interesting situations as she works to control her power. The question is: Is that training being circumvented by her father or some other force she doesn’t yet understand?
3. Has Edulph found a way to infiltrate Sarum?
4. Can Yenic be trusted?
So:
Select the title you like best and help me decide. Just before launch, I’ll gift a copy of book two to 3 pre-launch winners even if I don’t go with any of the list below. (You never know, some thing just might click for me later or the results of the poll might show no one likes any of the titles I’ve put into the survey.)
And stick around to hear more about Alaysha’s journey over the coming weeks.
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Thea is the author of several novels that she considers left of mainstream. You can find her on Smashwords, BN, Kobo, Sony, Apple
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Jane Isaac
/ July 15, 2012I like Blood Witch best. Short & snappy, but also intriguing. Hope this helps.
Thea Atkinson
/ July 15, 2012I like it a lot too!
Deborah Jay (@DeborahJay2)
/ July 11, 2012Obvious is good: that sequence is strikingly simple and easy to remember. Blood and Fire sounds a tad too similar to GRR Martin’s ‘Song of Ice and FIre’
Sheilagh Lee
/ July 11, 2012Blood and Fire
Thea Atkinson
/ July 11, 2012ohh. I like. yes.
J.L. Campbell
/ July 11, 2012Hey, Thea, I like the suggestion above in keeping with how you started naming your books. It’ll help readers identify with the first title. I suggested something under other, but really like the suggestion made by L.K. Rigel.
Thea Atkinson
/ July 11, 2012I altered the polls to adjust for this. Since there’s a couple already who think the same. thanks for your input
Viv
/ July 11, 2012Wish I could help, but I am PANTS at titles…Am going to need help with some of mine, too. FWIW, I like Blood Witch!
L.K. Rigel (likari)
/ July 11, 2012How about keeping with the elemental theme for a series?
Water Witch
Fire Witch
Blood Witch
Thea Atkinson
/ July 11, 2012that was the original plan, but it seemed so…obvious. ha. maybe obvious is the best strategy. thanks LK.
Jessa Russo
/ July 12, 2012I agree with that plan as well. Water Witch, Fire Witch, etc.