Title Woes
One thing I've been putting off for more than three years is a decision about the title for "Murphy's War." I mean, obviously it has a title. But that's not the title I'm going to use for the final published form, because somebody beat me to it.
Two somebodies, actually. The first, which I couldn't reasonably be expected to know about, is a 1971 book and movie starring Peter O'Toole. Given that I was born the same year it came out, well, who cares?
More recently, a 2006 novel from Publish America used the same title.
So, in short, sometime in the next few weeks I have to come up with a new title. I'm stumped. Absolutely stumped. This is what I get for moving so slow -- I wrote the first couple chapters (actually the last ones) almost exactly ten years ago. Before I had the plot or most of the characters or really any idea what the book was going to be about, I had the title. it just first. Apparently it fit so well that it's quite a popular title. And, I don't want people who google my book to find a 1971 World War II movie, or a 2006 World War II novel. Too confusing. Way too confusing.
So, it's back to the drawing board. I may post some potential titles here in the next few days to get some feedback.
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