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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

What is a good title for my story?

It is 1957 in Lafayette, Louisiana and it is about a woman named Evangiline Tracey Clanton Jameson. She falls in love with a man named William Austin Pratt. However they are torn apart because he has to go off to war (Vietnam) and now she has to marry someone else (Charles Mason Jameson) and they have a child together (Austin Francis Jameson) William comes back and he still loves Evangiline and she loves him though they can't be together. I still have to work on an ending, but I was thinking about War Torn or something. Please help.

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horselover96: 1 year ago | Last edited at 10:31AM on 5/25/2012

its similar to a story i read called the Great Gatsby or something.it was abt a guy who goes to war, when he comes back, his love is already taken. she's married and has a child. she's married to a guy who cheats on her.well, he's that kind of a person.this woman knows that but she doesnt do anything abt it. the other guy who came from war some yrs ago, finally finds her. he's rich and he moves in her neighborhood. he has parties every week hoping she wud come. but she doesnt.then he asks a friend who's the cousin of this woman to help them get back together. so they meet and stuff and when her husband finds out, he's really angry and every thing. it was ok. the ending was sad.

make sure the title is appealing to the reader. it should, in a way, describe the story in one, two, or three words. i cant think of a good title though...........how abt 'Love and War' or 'Love Torn by War' or something like that?

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thanks, and I haven't read The Great Gatsby so I didn't know my story was similar to it. Thanks for the insight though I might read it now.

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horselover96: 1 year ago

your welcome. btw, have you gotten any of your books published before?

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oreoduckie : 10 months ago via iPhone

No. I only recently started writing. I didn't know I could write well until I took a creative writing class in high school. I was entered in a creative writing contest and haven't heard back yet. I'm thinking about taking another class in college next semester.

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horselover96: 10 months ago

That's good. I just started writing too. I haven't sent any of my stories for publishing yet. Let me know if this gets published. I'll read it. And make sure it has a happy ending. :)

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tylerurick: 1 year ago

separation of war

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thank you

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coolspot: 1 year ago

seperated by duties, war in the middle, the war of my love, war broken love, battlefield of 2 loves?

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thank you.

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skullz: 1 year ago via Android

Distant hearts...

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

I like this one thanks!

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19tymas: 1 year ago | Last edited at 8:08AM on 5/19/2012

ak-4love

(like an ak-47 because that is what some people used to fight in Vietnam, and love because that is what the story is about.)

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Ahaha that's a cool title thanks!

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JagatBiswa: 1 year ago via Android

The great love torn by war

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thanks

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PamelaFranklin: 1 year ago via Android

Casualty of War

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thanks thats a good one!

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Thank you.

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winetastergirl: 1 year ago

Love Is War, Unbreakable Hearts, Love Through a Lifetime

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thanks!

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winetastergirl: 1 year ago

your welcome

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patriciashoup: 1 year ago via Android

Collateral Damage,Be Careful What You Wish For,It is Better to Have Loved and...

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oreoduckie : 1 year ago via iPhone

Thanks!

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mar1972: 1 year ago via iPhone

the heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of?

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michele52: 1 year ago

A book title is your promise to the reader. In fiction, it should hint at, but not give away the story. Think of the titles of Dean Koontz books, usually just one word! For your book I would focus on the denied love rather than the war that caused the initial separation. Check thesaurus.com for synonyms for denied, delayed, separated, longing, etc. Consider hiring a book title consultant as the title is the first thing a buyer encounters. If it doesn't "sound good" immediately, the buyer will not investigate your book further.

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