Now that I have a plot, I want to name my story. Last year, I used an article on Script Reader Pro’s website all about choosing titles. I decided to revisit that article to see if I could learn anything new. Right at the beginning, the article brings up some things to avoid. Being too close to an existing title can confuse viewers and could bring potential searches to the wrong media. Too complicated of a title can drive an audience away, since they won’t be able to easily tell what the text is about. Too simple has a similar problem, since if the title is too vague, the audience can’t pinpoint anything.
I think my title last year falls into the “too complicated” category. Paracosm, while a word that perfectly described Opal’s dream world, isn’t a very well known word, and the average person would have no idea what that is. I also didn’t like how despite only having two words, the title was six syllables long, and didn’t roll off the tongue easily. This time, I want to make my title simpler.
Like last year, I want my title to be based on the conflict of my major project’s story. Keeping the conflict front and center is a good strategy, because stories center around their disruptions and the outcomes of them. The thing thats going to draw the audience in is mainly whether they find the conflict interesting. So, identity crisis. Thats what I have to work off of.
My sixth blog post is titled “Inhuman?” That is the one where I explained the issues of being perceived as non-human as a neurodivergent person. Inhuman? is not a bad title. It’s straight to the point on what the conflict is. Kylie doesn’t feel human. The question in the word also creates a feeling of confusion and doubt, signaling Kylie’s struggled to try to be seen as normal. It could also signal Kylie’s growth, as she goes from being certain that she’s lesser, to learning she’s just as much a person as anyone else.
Another possible title I came up with leans more into the cat aspect. Since I specifically made picked Kylie’s name based on similarities to cat words, I now get to make puns. Here, I can change the common phrase of Kitty-Cat, to Kylie-Cat. Kylie-Cat as a title not only name drops the protagonist, but makes the comparison of her to a cat. Kylie-Cat can also be used as the teasing nickname her somewhat friend group gave her. Though, in this title, the exact conflict is more vague without context of the story.
So which one too choose? I honestly don’t have a clue. That means its survey time again! I’ll be giving a little summery of the conflict/plot, and getting my friends to choose which one they think is the best. When the results are in, ill report back with the final title.
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