Oh my good gosh, I need your help. I (oh-this-hurts-even-thinking-about-it) overheard a conversation about future titles for my misadventures. And, let me tell you, I’m scared.
As you know, my previous misadventures were titled Truly, Madly; Deeply, Desperately; and Absolutely, Positively. My next book is planned to debut early in 2012, but it still needs a title. So what has me so scared?
Just look at this list of titles I heard bandied about as possibilities:
Willy Nilly
Handy Dandy (Dovie would *never* let me live this down.)
Wishy Washy
Hanky Panky (This one is actually Dovie’s choice.)
Fuzzy Wuzzy (Sean won't stop laughing. I'm not seeing the humor.)
See? It’s terrifying, isn’t it? Please help me by suggesting some good titles, because so help me, if I get something like Hunky Dory, I’m going to have to go into hiding...
Note from Heather:
Someone is exaggerating slightly. True, those titles may have been mentioned, in passing (aka desperation), but there are others in the running as well, including Topsy Turvy (I kind of like it, though Lucy is afraid of the tomato comparison). I’m also thinking of phrases with only one ly word in it... but am definitely (aka desperate) for suggestions. Any ideas?
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Well, let me give you "-ly" ending words to see if they trigger with the plot:
ReplyDeleteHelplessly
Hopelessly
Dearly
Definitely
Undeniably
Unbearably
Wantonly (that's for Dovie)
Wonderfully
Lovely
Lively
Warmly
Wisely
I've got a ton more but some are too sad/intense or too romance novel-y ... some are just not something I would pick up like:
Queasily ;)
Queasily! Very appropriate after hearing those titles I overheard.
ReplyDeleteHow about Definitely, Maybe? I do like Topsy Turvy though. It's just fun to say :)
ReplyDeleteKelley, there's a Lucy V short story (available as an ebook) titled Definitely, Maybe. Am kind of kicking myself now for using it already!
ReplyDeletePossibly, Forever
ReplyDeleteI would love a Valentine wedding.
Lisa, amen, girl!
ReplyDeleteThat could be why it sounded so good to me :) I had seen it before!
ReplyDeleteThose are truly terrifying titles. Looking at the list Aimee provided, there are some possibilities. Like, Wonderfully, Wisely or Hopelessly, Lovely. I don't know. Still too early in the morning in North Dakota.
ReplyDeleteAimee, those are wonderful--I may pick your brain sometime. I like Hopelessly, Helplessly. I can't wait to see what others suggest.
ReplyDeleteI'll be worried for you, Lucy, until I hear the final decision!
ReplyDeleteMJ (who is no help whatsoever)
Sorry, Lucy,
ReplyDeleteI hate coming up with titles and always breath a sigh of relief when my own don't sux.
Hugs,
Skye
ROFL! Heather, I asked Chris if he had those three titles and had to name the fourth book, what would he name it? The first thing out of his mouth was "Hell, yes!"
ReplyDeleteMy thought was "Helplessly, Hopelessly", but that sounds a bit desperate...
Hi Heather. I have complete faith you will come up with the perfect title. But to fill in the time until that happens here's a few to make you laugh:
ReplyDeleteSincerely, Always
Actually, Definitely
Finally, Definitely
Pretty lame, I know. Honestly, I need two aspirin and a nap after all that mental effort. As I said you will think of the perfect title.
Mary Louise
The only ones I could come up with was:
ReplyDeleteDesperately
Desolately
Maybe too extreme? Oh well, you'll definitely think of something before long.
Pleasantly
ReplyDeleteBarely
Surely
Tangly
Blindly
Finally
Courtly
Stately
Thanks, everyone!
ReplyDeleteI think there's a title somewhere in these comments! Just have to put some adjectives together. Now maybe Lucy can calm down a little.
Kind of, sort of
ReplyDeleteEventually I know there is something there, but I cannot think of something to go with it
Clearly, quickly
Suddenly, lovely
Quickly, quietly
Romantically, again there is something there just not sure what. Lol
holy moly
ReplyDeleteCare deeply
ReplyDeleteLight heartily
I like what Lisa D. suggested, Possibly, Forever, except that I would switch it around to Forever, Possibly. Can't say why!
ReplyDeleteDru has a couple of interesting ones there - Blindly, Tangly. Can't you just picture it?
Goodness, Janet! I'm honored. You let me know and I'm on the job. I tend to be a pretty good brainstormer. :)
ReplyDeleteBrn2shop9, there are some great ideas there! I'm going to play around with them. Holy Moly cracks me up.
ReplyDeleteAlso loved Lisa's suggestion, but that seems like it should be the last book in the series...and we (Lucy and I) don't want that quite yet!
Blindly and Tangly--lol--I can definitely write a plot around that. ;)
Glad you like it. Btw I am queenreading on twitter.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, longingly
ReplyDeleteFondly, lovingly
Wishfully, hopefully
Charmingly
Intensely
Fiercely
Cruelly
Disturbingly
Lucy - Heather mentioned your need for a title at RWA whilst I was fawning over you and telling her how much I adored you - and then I promptly forgot about it. Glad you blogged to trigger my memory. Someone used the word eventually in their comments, and I think that has possibilities - speaking of which, I also like possibly. So maybe Possibly, Eventually? Hopefully is also good, but I'm not a fan of helplessly. You aren't helpless, Lucy! Maybe we could even throw practically in the mix.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep kicking things around, but tell Heather I finally got around to reading Nina's books - and I'm plowing right through them! :-)
Tara from RWA
Deeply, Darkly
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