tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post479406711935393953..comments2019-05-21T10:02:35.479-07:00Comments on Blogspot: Hooked by a TitlePalmaltashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-6161649928387473132016-07-26T15:26:53.953-07:002016-07-26T15:26:53.953-07:00Thanks for your comments, Jean. I'm always thr...Thanks for your comments, Jean. I'm always thrilled when others read the same books I do or are hooked the same way I am.<br /> Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-66720641971012317222016-07-26T14:59:53.134-07:002016-07-26T14:59:53.134-07:00I read M.M. Kaye for exactly the same reason -- th...I read M.M. Kaye for exactly the same reason -- the title intrigued me! I loved the couple of books of hers that I read. Thanks for this blog. Jean Joachim Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-56108226456742693702016-07-26T14:02:14.351-07:002016-07-26T14:02:14.351-07:00Death Overdue sounds like a winner, Marilyn. The M...Death Overdue sounds like a winner, Marilyn. The M.M. Kaye novel you are thinking of may be The Far Pavilions. It was made into a movie and is considered her masterpiece.Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-54892079529072214732016-07-26T13:54:14.940-07:002016-07-26T13:54:14.940-07:00The title of my new mystery is DEATH OVERDUE. I...The title of my new mystery is DEATH OVERDUE. I'm glad to see I'm following a good practice. <br /><br />I read a book by M. M. Kaye that takes place in India. An amazing novel covering so much of Indian culture of that time. I can't remember the title, It was long-- published in two volumes.Marilyn Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424778692932139865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-55912439995496555252016-07-26T12:22:10.766-07:002016-07-26T12:22:10.766-07:00Thanks so much, Marja. Titles usually do hook me a...Thanks so much, Marja. Titles usually do hook me as well as the genre. And I love the originality of your titles.Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-73484896488946696112016-07-26T12:20:05.982-07:002016-07-26T12:20:05.982-07:00You are so right, Patricia, that a great title doe...You are so right, Patricia, that a great title doesn't mean a great book. I am usually hooked by faraway places and tropical islands and beaches. Recently I was hooked by a tropical island scenario and the first half was outstanding but the second half took a turn that was very amateurish, to say the least and putting it mildly. In that case I should have read the reviews. <br />And I am loving your Malone mystery series. Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-46170162419727454722016-07-26T10:44:54.330-07:002016-07-26T10:44:54.330-07:00I can't tell you how many books I've read ...I can't tell you how many books I've read because the title hooked me, and it was usually worth the time. As for me, I generally try to come up with a title that comes from the story. I want the title to relate to the story.<br /><br />Excellent post!Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518064219101541110.post-22493418272690992792016-07-26T09:11:38.690-07:002016-07-26T09:11:38.690-07:00Pat,
A great title will hook me every time! But, I...Pat,<br />A great title will hook me every time! But, I've learned to read the book's synopsis before buying it. A great title doesn't mean a great book so a reader has to take that into account.<br />In my Malone mystery series, I use titles that are short (two words) and that have double meanings. For example, in "Mixed Messages," the main character receives threats AND love poems (from different sources) and her alcoholic husband is sending her mixed messages too.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.com