I’ve been a bit surprised by all the attention to my list of top ten most frequently used story names has received. I spent some time trying to find the most common words used in titles and then it occurred to me… drop all the story titles we’ve ever received into wordle:
Jared Cooper
The Time House of the Last Dead Sky–I’d read that.
Melissa Mead
One Death, One Life, One Man
Black Moon Life
Angelskin
Stone Monsters, Shadow Trees.
I could play with this all day!
Michael A. Burstein
I too like “The Time House of the Last Dead Sky.” I can even begin to imagine what the story is about…
Suzanne
Yep – that’s title I want to see a story round as well! Anyone?
Christopher Burke
It’s funny that Dust is not used so often, and yet it was the most popular title. I guess it didn’t work into too many multi-worded titles.
Seriously Mike
Some of the words line up in an interesting way, generating complete titles. “Cold Road Home”. “Perfect Green Room”. “Beyond Great Darkness”. “Black Soul”. “Dark Heart”. “One Life”. “Shadow People”. “Future Angel”. “Lady Lost”. “Little Light”. “New Skin”. “Wind Queen”.
Ginny Fite
Blue Girl in a Night Dream Sea – I would read that book
Eliza Gauger
I started writing “The Time House of the Last Dead Sky”.
Julia Rust
This is so amazing. Someone PLEASE do an anthology based on this! I’m fond of “Man Witch” myself.