Naming Perspective

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name! ~John Proctor, The Crucible by Arthur Miller

A little melodramatic, but it's the quote that came to mind right now.

Now, the purpose of this blog is for a naming. See, A Littler Perspective may be slightly fitting, but I think it's also misleading for the style of story that I'm planning for it. People look at the title before they look at the tags or the description, and some may be put off thinking it some mediocre slice of life story (Like Blue-Trimmed Icarus for example :P ) when it is, admittedly, a little different. A little unique.

But it's unique in a way that I'm at a loss for what to really call it. On what to really name it. I'm addressing the few people that follow my stories and that follow my occasional blog to please help me come up with a suitable name for this fiction. Please, list your ideas below.

And here's a picture that I like. No reason.

Comments

[Kolwynia]

I don't actually have an idea for you on what to call it just yet. I just wanted to pop in here and comment. (Without offering an actual suggestion, sorry.) I think you are right to change the name and make it more dramatic because of the kind of story it is. I really liked the title "Blue-Trimmed Icarus." I think that one is your best title yet. ("Blooming Faith" is also a very good title because it plays on the name of Applebloom and tells the reader right away that there is going to be some character development in this story.)

I really like a good title. Even more than a good cover. In fact, I once bought a book just because the title grabbed me. (Turned out to be the best book I read that year, and I knew nothing about it going in.)

I think one-word titles are boring, even though I like quite a few stories with titles like that. ("Eternal", "Awakening", "One" etc...) I like story titles that are whimsical, or centered around a powerful word. For instance, each of your titles have a "heavy" word in them: "Life," "Child," "Faith," "Icarus" ... These are words that draw the attention because they carry a lot of weight.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you come up with, and where your story goes next.