Title Help?

I'd rather skip the long introduction... just at first glance...

Oh, and there's a reason November's not included, even though it was my first option.

And, of course, comments are appreciated...

[Note: December's Scars didn't fit, but if you were to vote for that one, do lemme know...]

Thanks in advance!!

»Sam.

December's Burns stood out for me, but then I think it's a little dull. What about "December Burns"? You've got a verb in there and it could either mean burns from December, or that December burns. But yeah, of those, "December's Burns".

I like December's Burn. Mostly because I associate December with cold, and then burn, which isn't something I associate with December. I like that one.

I like October's Burn the best, since October has more of a firey-like color than of December, but whichever title you choose is your choice.

I like 'September's Scars' the best, the alliteration is pretty and the syllables work out nicely. But, suggestion? The 's + Scars makes the title hissy, it might sound a little better if you just did 'September Scars'. I don't know the content of your writing, or how this applies, so that's just opinion. Pretty titles, I like them all!

I picked October's Burn because it was the one that appealed to me the most. It was the one that, if I were looking through a shelf of books at the library, I would pick up first out of the given choices.

Then I realized why. It's probably because I associate warm colors with October (pumpkins, changing leaves, (etc.)) and I associate warm colors with burning. It seemed to match.

I like September's Scars because of the alliteration but the title should be your choice. You would know better than anyone else which title fits your story.

Blink's point with "December Burns" is really cool, like... it's really cool. But it does change the meaning, as he also pointed out, so... yeah.

October or December, I think.

A lot depends on your story, which I don't know anything about? You could base your title off of the climax of your story, when everything starts falling apart. The beginning of the end, if you will.

Or you can base the title off the end, when and how everything turns out. The one piece that the story wouldn't resolve without, whether it's some magical staff or a true love.

October's Burn for the similarity of the two words, or December for the oxy-moron.

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions, guys.
I think maybe what'd be useful now is the actual synopsis of the story...

(I'm not the best at these, so bear with me XD)

Basically, it's a sequel to the one novel I'm writing right now, but it could also be stand alone. There's two doctors, Jeannette and Jordan. They were young sweethearts once upon a time, and both had dreams of becoming doctors. But Jordan's father was a bit of an adventurer and hated staying in one same place too long, so at one point he starts planning to leave. Jordan, however, doesn't want to because of his girlfriend, but either way knows he'll ultimately have to submit to his father's wishes. So one day he and Jeannette go to their highschool at night to toy around in the lab before Jordan leaves.

It's a highschool out in the middle of nowhere, so they figure they'll be pretty much risk free. But a Policeman just happens to drive by and sees the lights on in the school, which leads to him going inside to investigate. The pair hears the cop and immediately figure they ought to make a run for it, but in their hurry they inadvertedly spill some chemicals. Once they get to the window or something Jeannette gets stuck, and she begs Jordan for help, but he says he can't risk getting caught - his parents would kill him. I'm thinking Jeannette's father or something will have some place in the government or something that would make Jordan figure Jeannette would be okay even if she did get caught, so he runs off.

But once he's in safety, he hears the explosion behind him. He's basically frozen there until he hears the sirens, and then he'll run into the woods to watch from a distance. Jeannette will be taken out on a stretcher and then taken to the hospital. Jordan, in turn, will run back home trying to figure out what to do.

A few more things happen, but basically Jordan ends up leaving and believing Jeannette was dead. Then, about 8 years later, they happen to be working on the same project for the government - both now doctors. Jordan, though, has no idea Jeannette is working on it aswell, and doesn't actually find out she's actually alive, until she gets arrested.

So basically the whole title refers to the one incident in the highschool back in the day that changed everything for the both of them. Because of it, Jordan thought she was dead, and after that, when Jeannette gets arrested and Jordan finds out she's alive, she'll tell him off by saying he was too much of a coward to face his parents back in the day; there's no way he'd risk facing the government now.

Etc. Etc.

That sounds really interesting. O:

Well, I think I'd go with December's Burns then, because winter is more of a sign of death, which seems to play some sort of role in the novel.

October's Scars or Burns sounds really cool ^_^

I'm for December's Burn. It has a ring to it, plus there is symbolic potential in the juxtaposition of December, associated with cold, with the word 'burn,' from the language of fire. Perhaps you could include motifs of fire and ice throughout the novel - maybe describe your protagonist in terms of one and the antagonist in terms of another.

What do you think?

Gahks wrote:I'm for December's Burn. It has a ring to it, plus there is symbolic potential in the juxtaposition of December, associated with cold, with the word 'burn,' from the language of fire. Perhaps you could include motifs of fire and ice throughout the novel - maybe describe your protagonist in terms of one and the antagonist in terms of another.

What do you think?

Huh, I like that. Yess, haha... well, ultimately I think I'll go with December Burns then. Yay.

Thanks a ton you guys ^_^

»Sam.

October's Burns stands out for me, and December Scars seems a bit odd because Christmas is during December. That wouldn't make much sense. As long as you stick with October, I think it'd be an interesting title.

-Shina