Re: Coming up with a title
I feel most comfortable when I have a title I like, that resonates for me. I've had pieces change title for various reasons, and I always feel a little adrift until I lock onto to something that works. But the first title hasn't always been the best one.
I'm working on a piece my kid off-handedly suggested a title for over a year ago. I loved his title (he said last night he'd forgotten he'd done it and he can't even remember why he thought of it. He's never read a word of it.) but I couldn't figure out why. It's been the working title for some time, even though I couldn't quite explain it. But last night, a light bulb went on and it clicked in. And now I love it even more, since the whole theme coalesced for me.
It may not make sense to anyone else, or be the world's greatest title, but for me, it's like that rope in the blizzard that gets you from the outhouse back safe inside. (I'm not sure why I'm picking that particular metaphor. Must be all the Juno stuff.)
PS. I love 'Forty Acres and a Duel.'
I feel most comfortable when I have a title I like, that resonates for me. I've had pieces change title for various reasons, and I always feel a little adrift until I lock onto to something that works. But the first title hasn't always been the best one.
I'm working on a piece my kid off-handedly suggested a title for over a year ago. I loved his title (he said last night he'd forgotten he'd done it and he can't even remember why he thought of it. He's never read a word of it.) but I couldn't figure out why. It's been the working title for some time, even though I couldn't quite explain it. But last night, a light bulb went on and it clicked in. And now I love it even more, since the whole theme coalesced for me.
It may not make sense to anyone else, or be the world's greatest title, but for me, it's like that rope in the blizzard that gets you from the outhouse back safe inside. (I'm not sure why I'm picking that particular metaphor. Must be all the Juno stuff.)
PS. I love 'Forty Acres and a Duel.'
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