tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post5380258385908942630..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: A Little Help from My FriendsLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-44545720179343036942010-08-11T14:36:27.181-04:002010-08-11T14:36:27.181-04:00Hmm. I'm really confused now. Maybe Two Octobe...Hmm. I'm really confused now. Maybe Two Octobers is better than I thought. (And October and October is a nice riff.) A late entrant, A Fine and Dangerous Season has generated enthusiasm. If Lisa has to look up Brinkmanship, that's a problem. Twice at the Edge or Twice on the Brink seem to work as well, but maybe I'll leave the twices to Sue Ann. <br /><br />I really appreciate everyone's help. I do get by with a little help from my friends. Thanks!Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-33912653246927195282010-08-11T14:30:35.290-04:002010-08-11T14:30:35.290-04:00Well, I guess I'll be a bit contrarian, too. ...Well, I guess I'll be a bit contrarian, too. When I first read your post, my immediate reaction to "Two Octobers" was "Wow, great title!" If I saw it on the shelf, I'd have to pick it up to find out what this book is about and, for a bookseller, it begs for display on the cashwrap.<br /><br />Lelia Taylor<br />http://www.cncbooks.com/blogcncbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401170570062253185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-33723874386476927882010-08-11T10:49:14.705-04:002010-08-11T10:49:14.705-04:00Keith - I think that's the one. Or even just, ...Keith - I think that's the one. Or even just, Dangerous SeasonG.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-77005516072421137892010-08-10T21:20:21.387-04:002010-08-10T21:20:21.387-04:00Kieth- I like this last idea! Yes!Kieth- I like this last idea! Yes!Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-62296774258054137682010-08-10T20:31:55.114-04:002010-08-10T20:31:55.114-04:00I came across at Thomas Merton quote: "Octobe...I came across at Thomas Merton quote: "October is a fine and dangerous season in America...." So what about "A Fine and Dangerous Season" with the Merton quote as an epigraph?Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-55014058494451080902010-08-10T20:29:22.698-04:002010-08-10T20:29:22.698-04:00Paul, I kind of like that. Sue Ann, on the one han...Paul, I kind of like that. Sue Ann, on the one hand, I'm always a little behind you. OTOH, that's not a bad place to be. Beth, the quote is a good idea. Alice, one thing that worries me about Brinksmanship is that it can be said Brinkmanship as well. Think that's a problem?Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-90268840874335507032010-08-10T19:11:20.405-04:002010-08-10T19:11:20.405-04:00Brinksmanship. The others don't catch my eye, ...Brinksmanship. The others don't catch my eye, but that one did immediately.Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78411892763631411542010-08-10T18:21:43.509-04:002010-08-10T18:21:43.509-04:00How about a play on the famous line from the play,...How about a play on the famous line from the play, Henry V, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends.."?<br /><br />Twice More Into the BreachBeth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11468685365783212512010-08-10T17:31:20.565-04:002010-08-10T17:31:20.565-04:00My suggestion is October and October. There isn...My suggestion is <i>October and October</i>. There isn't another title like it on the shelf anywhere, and it's interesting enough to make people want to pick it up to see why it would have such a title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-49743586034808487042010-08-10T16:19:16.538-04:002010-08-10T16:19:16.538-04:00BrinkBrinkAlan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42120079734806287192010-08-10T15:23:44.211-04:002010-08-10T15:23:44.211-04:00Just got word that my Odelia #6 will be titled &qu...Just got word that my Odelia #6 will be titled "Twice as Dead" - no wonder I was drawn to Twice at the Edge.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28132136002485507602010-08-10T13:14:54.245-04:002010-08-10T13:14:54.245-04:00Alan, Kathleen, and Sue Ann, Twice at the Edge or ...Alan, Kathleen, and Sue Ann, Twice at the Edge or Twice on the Brink? Maybe, maybe. Darrell, Eve of Destruction? Perhaps the reading public will thinks it's an economics text which might be good for sales! Jeanine, good ideas! Did you ever read Armageddon by Leon Uris? Don't remember much except that I liked it.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91349467604181563402010-08-10T13:05:49.778-04:002010-08-10T13:05:49.778-04:00Armageddon
The Pandora EffectArmageddon<br />The Pandora EffectJeaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306223019964288766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-55364194702997348842010-08-10T11:45:45.753-04:002010-08-10T11:45:45.753-04:00On first glance I liked "Two Times on the Bri...On first glance I liked "Two Times on the Brink" and I like "Twice on the Brink" even better. Most books would only get a character on the brink once, so yours must be good!Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-65996404512334593392010-08-10T11:11:08.814-04:002010-08-10T11:11:08.814-04:00Hmmm, let's see, October Sky has been taken, H...Hmmm, let's see, October Sky has been taken, Hunt for Red October... How about: Eve of Destruction (maybe Barry McGuire won't mind.)<br /><br />Okay, I admitted on Jessie's post yesterday that I'm terrible at titles. I do like short, punchy titles best.Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-40360438762835949922010-08-10T11:06:56.724-04:002010-08-10T11:06:56.724-04:00Thanks, Sue Ann. This title business is never easy...Thanks, Sue Ann. This title business is never easy, is it? Hope you watched the embedded video. A real upper with Ringo and friends (Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, et al.) to start the day!Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91042538252664461552010-08-10T10:48:02.491-04:002010-08-10T10:48:02.491-04:00I'd combine #2 and 4: Twice on the Brink (of W...I'd combine #2 and 4: Twice on the Brink (of War).Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27387909894229881352010-08-10T10:41:06.700-04:002010-08-10T10:41:06.700-04:00Lisa, Lois, and Gin, Brinkmanship, huh? Maybe. Gin...Lisa, Lois, and Gin, Brinkmanship, huh? Maybe. Gin, should I ask Tom Clancy if he'd mind. (Of course, he used the funds to help buy part of the Baltimore Orioles. What a waste of money.) Lisa, my concern with Nuclear Trump is that it's more about the Missile Crisis but misses the pre-World War II stuff. Mary, thanks much for your contrarian opinion. We'll see.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31200201993433293202010-08-10T10:35:41.477-04:002010-08-10T10:35:41.477-04:00I prefer Twice at the Edge or something using the ...I prefer Twice at the Edge or something using the word "edge," which brings a dangerous, balancing act feel to the title.<br /><br />Funny, just this morning I was brainstorming with Midnight about titles for Odelia #6. My original title was too close to another MI book. My 2nd choice was too close to Murder In Vein. I'll know their choice shortly.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78408605048509536142010-08-10T10:29:34.320-04:002010-08-10T10:29:34.320-04:00Keith, for my first two books, my editor wanted th...Keith, for my first two books, my editor wanted the titles changed. I ran a contest on my website. All suggestions were collected and forwarded to my editor. The person who suggested the title chosen won a signed copy of the book when it came out. You might want to give that a try.<br /><br />I do like Brinksmanship, though. Short and to the point.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42517102484890578052010-08-10T09:08:12.185-04:002010-08-10T09:08:12.185-04:00Guess I'm the odd man out.
Twice at the Edge w...Guess I'm the odd man out.<br />Twice at the Edge with a smashing cover would grab my attention!<br />Best of luck!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mary</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-7307675435767227662010-08-10T08:50:14.896-04:002010-08-10T08:50:14.896-04:00Gee, I don't know, Keith. The Hunt for Two Oct...Gee, I don't know, Keith. The Hunt for Two Octobers was taken already, huh?<br /><br />Seriously, I like Brinkmanship. Short and punchy. The others are wordy and harder to remember.<br /><br />Too bad Blink has been used, but in another context.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-32699907276783470572010-08-10T08:22:49.624-04:002010-08-10T08:22:49.624-04:00Keith, "Brinkmanship" did catch my eye e...Keith, "Brinkmanship" did catch my eye enough to look it up in the dictionary. Now that I know what it is, the story sounds very exciting! <br /><br />"The Nuclear Trump" and "Playing Nuclear Chicken" came to mind.<br /><br />Good luck with the book.Lisa Borkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174197592575631864noreply@blogger.com