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Faye ([personal profile] said_scarlett) wrote2005-09-03 07:10 pm

Saturday Night and I Ain't Got Nobody....

It's Saturday night and I am sleepy and bored. I ran some errands, cleaned the stove, wrote a good bit, played some Sims and now I'm pretty much just vegging. I started my Fantasy Fest fic and it looks like it's going more in the direction of angst than fluff. But really, with the subject matter, I think it would be difficult to do it any other way.

This brings me to a question. I never can title my fics before I'm done with them. The only exceptions I can think of are 'Shelter From the Storm' and 'Mother is the Necessity of Affection'. Other than that, the titles are generally stuck on at the end after much wibbling and re-reading and worrying. I suck at titling. It's one of the hardest things for me. So: a poll on titling!

[Poll #564145]



Feel free to add any other information you feel like in comments. I'm really curious how other people go about titling fics, and with how little/much ease.

[identity profile] simmysim.livejournal.com 2005-09-04 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I usually end up making the headers for my fics in the middle of writing them, when I want to take a short break from the story or something. The title will either come to me in a burst of inspiration while writing it, or never. >:P That's why a lot of my fics have been lately, "Wherein Draco Learns the True Meaning of Christmas" and whatnot.