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One more round of cover questions
Haha, after spending hours last night brainstorming alternate titles, I went to bed thinking that I was just going to revert back to using GATEKEEPER ... and woke up to find that everyone agrees with me that it wouldn't work! Which, I think you're right. So. Once more, from the top ...
Here are 8 different possible titles (including the two I've already tested out on you). Rather than uploading individual covers, I just made a block of 'em. A couple are ones that I'm not super happy with myself (as much as I love the title "Feral Myths" in isolation, I really dislike the - ahem - unfortunate implications of pairing it with a POC cover model). However, I would really be interested to know which of these, if any, you like!
Which titles do you like?
The names of the next two books in the series are Echo City and Hollow Souls. Ideally, I'd like something that works well with those. It doesn't necessarily have to be two words, but it would be nice if it conveyed a similar kind of ... idk, magic and urban fantasy, but maybe a little bit unusual or quirky.
The books deal with characters who are basically magical exterminators, though they're not necessarily the good guys, at least not in all cases. Rough draft of the cover blurb under the cut:
Magic. Myth. Mayhem.
Art student Kay Darrow doesn't believe in magic, myths, or monsters, until she finds herself fighting for her life against a creature out of her worst nightmares. When the dust settles, she's the brand-new owner of a life-draining magic sword that has claimed her as its next wielder.
Armed with a magic sword she doesn't know how to use and partnered with a cynical, truck-driving fairy mentor she doesn't trust, Kay sets out to take down her monstrous nemesis before it gets her. But sometimes the definition of “monster” depends on who's asking, and Kay must separate lies from truth and figure out who the real monsters are before she becomes the next sacrifice in a mythic tragedy written long before she was born.
It's not that I'm necessarily going to use the winner of the poll, I just could really use some title product testing. Thank you for the comments you've already given - they're super helpful! <3
(Why didn't I do this a month ago, is what I'd like to know ...)
Here are 8 different possible titles (including the two I've already tested out on you). Rather than uploading individual covers, I just made a block of 'em. A couple are ones that I'm not super happy with myself (as much as I love the title "Feral Myths" in isolation, I really dislike the - ahem - unfortunate implications of pairing it with a POC cover model). However, I would really be interested to know which of these, if any, you like!
Which titles do you like?
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Shallow Myths
4 (16.0%)
Iron in the Blood
17 (68.0%)
Gatekeeper
0 (0.0%)
Myth Hunter
7 (28.0%)
True Myths
1 (4.0%)
Myth and Iron
7 (28.0%)
Shadow and Steel
15 (60.0%)
Feral Myths
0 (0.0%)
Suggest a different one in the comments?
1 (4.0%)
The names of the next two books in the series are Echo City and Hollow Souls. Ideally, I'd like something that works well with those. It doesn't necessarily have to be two words, but it would be nice if it conveyed a similar kind of ... idk, magic and urban fantasy, but maybe a little bit unusual or quirky.
The books deal with characters who are basically magical exterminators, though they're not necessarily the good guys, at least not in all cases. Rough draft of the cover blurb under the cut:
Magic. Myth. Mayhem.
Art student Kay Darrow doesn't believe in magic, myths, or monsters, until she finds herself fighting for her life against a creature out of her worst nightmares. When the dust settles, she's the brand-new owner of a life-draining magic sword that has claimed her as its next wielder.
Armed with a magic sword she doesn't know how to use and partnered with a cynical, truck-driving fairy mentor she doesn't trust, Kay sets out to take down her monstrous nemesis before it gets her. But sometimes the definition of “monster” depends on who's asking, and Kay must separate lies from truth and figure out who the real monsters are before she becomes the next sacrifice in a mythic tragedy written long before she was born.
It's not that I'm necessarily going to use the winner of the poll, I just could really use some title product testing. Thank you for the comments you've already given - they're super helpful! <3
(Why didn't I do this a month ago, is what I'd like to know ...)