BRAINSTORMING A BETTER BOOK TITLE

Lesson #2: How Not to Decide on Your Book Title

Discover what you should NOT do to come up with a title for your book.

Lesson #3: How to Decide on Your Book Title

Here are the steps you SHOULD follow to decide on the title for your book.

Lesson 04: The Structure of Book Titles

Find out what you need to know about the three components of a book title.

Lesson 05: Protection for Book Titles

When can you protect your book title from being used by others?

Lesson 06: Lessons About Book Titles from Napoleon Hill

Discussion of lessons from the opening anecdote about Napoleon Hill's great title, Think and Grow Rich.

Lesson 07: How to Brainstorm Title Ideas

Discover how to brainstorm words and phrases to use in your title.

Lesson 08: Sources of Ideas

Popular and unusual places where you can get inspiration for your title.

Lesson 9: Nonfiction Patterns

Patterns that might offer a framework for your nonfiction title.

Lesson 10: Fiction Patterns

Common wording patterns for fiction titles.

Lesson 11: Series Patterns

Writing a series? Get ideas for titling yours.

Lesson 12: Clarity and Cleverness

Why clarity is almost always more important than cleverness in a book title.

Lesson 13: Tone and Audience

Understand why and how the tone of your title must fit your audience.

Lesson 14: Sound and Rhythm

How your title sounds also needs to factor into the equation.

Lesson 15: Distinctiveness

Try to make your title stand out against competitors.

Lesson 16: Other Factors

On keywords, promises and other issues for titles not yet discussed.

Lesson 17: Famous Titles, Before and After

An eye-opening collection of of well-known titles, before and after.

Lesson 18: Course Conclusion

Wrap-up of the course.