Now that you’ve had the serious advice, here’s some fun with book titles!
- Martin at the NY Times suggests Noun + Number of Nouns or Somebody’s Something
- Promise how to change something
- Use satisfying numbers: 3, 7, 10, 99
- Hyatt offers four choices: Make a promise, Offer intrigue, Identify a need, Explain the content
- Some say you should use alliteration or spoonerisms
And here’s a fun little Best-Selling Title Generator
Try one of the following cliche titles:
- The Art of ______
- ______ For Dummies
- Transforming _______
- The Joy of [something not usually thought of as joyful]
- The End of [something people don’t usually want to end]
- Extreme _______
- The [something important] playbook/guidebook/handbook
- Breakthrough _______
- How to [verb] {adjective]
- [Outrageous Claim] – how something will do something
- The [number} Sins/Secrets of Something
- [Made-up Word You Sincerely Hope Will Become a Meme]
And once you’ve picked a title, just for fun here’s a Title Scorer to see if your title will hit Number One!