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Titles!
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
I like And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won Off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game, which is one of my father's favourite books, a very silly comic novel; title gets that across and is also plot relevant, the book being POV of the unfortunate nephew in question and about the island.
Drew:
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Consequently, "From Japan, With Love" didn't do well.
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Would "Love Zombies From Tokyo" do better?
meg_evonne:
OMG neurovore, is your father single??? I can't believe that someone else remembers "And to my Nephew....." It's still on our local library's bookshelves because I went looking for it again. If he's single fix me up! We ATMNAILTIWIWOFAHIAPG fans have got to stick together! Only I think the What was W'ot in the English colloquel if I'm not mistaken but who looks that far into a book title with 19 words? It was also a riot to see on the old fashioned card catalog listing! It's got my all time romantic moment broken up ever! Nothing like a Russian warship running between you complete with Russian's and AKA's. Okay were there AKA's in the 60's???? anyway they had guns as I recall.
Any of the rest of you young kids----go find it, that and the Modesty Blaize books. They'll be in the out of print stack, if you are lucky, at the Planned Parenthood Book Sale. :D :D :D
Sad news, a collumnest (my G** A***** spelling) for the NY Post told me that she knew an editor that threw away any query or manuscript that didn't have a great title and read no further. Wow, that can probably move one through a slush pile fast huh? Wonder what great works ended up in her burn pile... Such is the life of an author, I suspect. Now really, I've procrastinated long enough. Back to the writing, Meg... See you all in a few days.
Dom:
--- Quote from: Drew on August 28, 2007, 02:17:15 AM ---Would "Love Zombies From Tokyo" do better?
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Depends on the editor's stance on necrophilia.
Drew:
--- Quote from: Dom on August 28, 2007, 03:54:17 AM ---Depends on the editor's stance on necrophilia.
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Would that be a dead subject?
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