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

[said_scarlett]

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.

Comments

[athenakt.livejournal.com]

Regarding whether I title something before or after writing the fic, I've done both in my time. However, the majority of my stories received their title before they were completed. For a couple of them, the title came with the concept. The two I'm plotting out now actually received their titles just as I was falling asleep one night- on the same night. Knowing my memory, I promptly got back up, dragged out my notes for the stories and wrote the title for each.

Now- are they good titles? That I think is a different story. ;)