CL Mustafic Posted May 27, 2015 Report Posted May 27, 2015 I hope this is a good place for this if it's not then feel free to smack me for it (or just delete it and tell me where to post it ) I have the hardest time coming up with titles for my stories. Is it just me? It seems like everywhere I look people have catchy titles that make me want to read their work. My titles end up being cliche no matter how hard I try to think of something original and eye catching. Which brings me to why I created this thread...I need help! I have a story that I'm currently working on that needs a title so I'm going to post a short synopsis here and if anyone has any ideas feel free to shout them out. Premise of the Story: An eighteen year old guy, just out of high school, lives with his mom who's a druggie. In short, she runs up a big tab with her dealer and then he takes the kid in to his boss to see if they can make a deal for him to work off her debt. Oh and it's not his choice because if it was up to him he'd let his mom wallow in her own crap so he's a bit pissed about the whole thing as you can imagine. So the boss gives him a choice, he can run drugs or do Gay for Pay porn to pay off her debt since it's one of his side businesses. The kid's not gay and he doesn't end up falling in love with any guys. This is not a romance story! It's more humorous as the guy bumbles his way through figuring out how to have sex with guys even though he's not attracted to them and the situations that come up because of doing gay porn...you get the picture. Okay so who has an idea for a title? I will do anything if someone can just give me a suitable title! So far Magusfang has been helping me but we haven't come up with anything I really like. The closest we've come is The Debt which seems a little vague to me but maybe it's good? Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated. BronxWench 1 Quote
Melrick Posted May 27, 2015 Report Posted May 27, 2015 The Debtwich Horror? A play on the name of the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Dunwich Horror". lol I'm terrible at thinking up names as well. I want a word processing software that can 'read' my story and give me a suggestion for titles! pippychick and BronxWench 2 Quote
BronxWench Posted May 27, 2015 Report Posted May 27, 2015 I think we ALL struggle with titles. They're second only to writing summaries for me. I really like Melrick's suggestion, but then again, I love word play like that. The only thing I could come up with is "My Life as a Porn Star" which is regrettably awful and typical of my inability to write titles. Quote
JayDee Posted May 27, 2015 Report Posted May 27, 2015 "READ THIS STORY OR I'LL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL" BronxWench, pippychick and CloverReef 3 Quote
CL Mustafic Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Posted May 27, 2015 I like Melrick's suggestion also but wonder how many people would make the connection... I think we ALL struggle with titles. They're second only to writing summaries for me. I really like Melrick's suggestion, but then again, I love word play like that. The only thing I could come up with is "My Life as a Porn Star" which is regrettably awful and typical of my inability to write titles. I've already run through oodles of titles in that vein but was trying for something a little less...um just less I guess LOL Most of my titles so far sound like bad after school specials like Gay for Pay: How I ended up in the bottom Magus has also come up with some very bad titles along the same lines. My favorite so far is Poking Poopers for Pennies, I'm just not that brave though. "READ THIS STORY OR I'LL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL" I may go with this and if I do I will make sure to give you credit JayDee! BronxWench and JayDee 2 Quote
NecroNOMNOMicon Posted May 27, 2015 Report Posted May 27, 2015 I think I would call it, "The Package Deal," which references the agreement he was forced into as well as calling the male bits "a package," and... and... no? Oh, well... what about... This one only works if your son character is named Max: "Mad Max: Fury Choad" Or, how about: "Not Mother of the Year" "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" "How to Succeed in Gay Porn Without Really Trying" "Rimming for No Fun or Profit" "I Suck at This" "The Obligation" I'll be here all week, folks! Tip your waitress! Note for concerned observers: I'm not ridiculing people; just trying to come up with a clever line. No offense intended!! JayDee and BronxWench 2 Quote
CL Mustafic Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Posted May 28, 2015 I'm totally not offended by your suggestions. You have not even scratched the surface of bad taste compared to some of the titles I've kicked around. The only good thing about not having a title is that I can't post it yet so I've got more chapters written so when I do post it the updates will come faster. That's something at least...right? Back to trying to find the perfect title... Quote
CL Mustafic Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Posted June 1, 2015 I've about given up on this now my best title so far - excluding The Debt - is...wait for it...drum roll please... How I Got Screwed but Ended Up Doing the Screwing... Huh huh that's great right?? *bows and leaves thread to thunderous applause* Quote
Tahn Posted June 25, 2015 Report Posted June 25, 2015 Haha, for some reason the "I Suck at This" is really funny to me. NecroNOMNOMicon 1 Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 I'm resurrecting this thread to solicit title ideas for a story I'm working on: A Star Vs. the Forces of Evil fanfic in which Star and Marco make a pact to be each other's wingmen in their efforts to get with Oskar and Jackie, respectively, and they make a four-step plan for doing so. A recurring theme of the story is that Star and Marco value their friendship just as much as they do their nascent romantic relationships. I've been trying to come up with a title that captures those elements, but no luck so far. Any suggestions? Quote
GrayNeko Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 "Four Not-So Easy Steps to 'I Love You'" "Star's Crossed Lovers" "What are Friends For?" I hope these ideas help GG, can't wait to read it. GeorgeGlass 1 Quote
SirGeneralSir Posted April 10, 2016 Report Posted April 10, 2016 to me a story title, just like for a chapter should reflect whats happening, to some degree. I have a story called "When a heart cracks" because in the story im messing with the MCs heart, his emotions and just really putting him through hell before things get better. so the title fits. I would say maybe a name like ........ debts and sodime ? you will know the title when you see it. Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted April 11, 2016 Report Posted April 11, 2016 "Four Not-So Easy Steps to 'I Love You'" "Star's Crossed Lovers" "What are Friends For?" I hope these ideas help GG, can't wait to read it. Really missing that Like button right now. "Star's Crossed Lovers" is very clever and seems particularly apt because Star's ex, Tom, plays an important role in the story. Thank you! Quote
Tripo Posted August 31, 2016 Report Posted August 31, 2016 you know, sometimes we come up with the perfect titles for our stories but because we're nervous and scared other people wouldn't think its “catchy” or “inviting” we end up losing the perfect “gem”. I think the best thing to do is first, Bring out the themes, what happened at the end then combine them in a way that they come together smoothly, you might not think its catchy, but I am sure there are people out there who wouldn't be able to get the title out of thier head after reading it only once. Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted July 13, 2019 Report Posted July 13, 2019 So I’m working on a short story about a mom who gets tired of her teenage son and daughter’s constant arguing and who figures out that the root of their conflict is unresolved sexual tension. So she resolves it by making them have sex. I’m not madly in love with the title ideas I’ve had so far (“Tension,” “Work It Out”), and I’m wondering if any of y’all have other suggestions. BronxWench and JayDee 2 Quote
CloverReef Posted July 13, 2019 Report Posted July 13, 2019 The Sibling Predicament A Steamy Solution Hug It Out Though I do like “Tension” because it’s nice and simple. So if you don’t really like it you can just use the word, or the word ‘tense’ combined with something else. BronxWench, JayDee and GeorgeGlass 3 Quote
BronxWench Posted July 13, 2019 Report Posted July 13, 2019 I actually like “Tension” as well. CloverReef, JayDee and GeorgeGlass 3 Quote
JayDee Posted July 14, 2019 Report Posted July 14, 2019 I really like @CloverReef “Hug it out” idea. It sounds like something the parent would actually say but totally fits the nature of the story idea. GeorgeGlass, CloverReef and BronxWench 3 Quote
InvidiaRed Posted July 14, 2019 Report Posted July 14, 2019 A Price For Freedom Terrible Mother Aspiring Teen Wow!Mom Going For A Twofer Ruin Your Own Life Mother Drugs Are Bad But I’d Rather Live Where The hell Is Child Protective Services Between Cock And A Hard Place Hell In A Handbasket In Times Like These Prison Doesn’t Sound So Bad Let Freedom Cum Gay Porn Is Better Than Death Be A Better Parent Or How I Did Gay Porn To Escape Ungrateful Bitch I Suck At This Cum Doesn’t Taste So Bad No Cooch For Miles Good Thing There’s Viagra Cause Y’all Are Ugly As Hell Pussy Desert : Hell For A Straight Guy Are You There God? Cause You Fucked Me Over My Gayporn Escapades Why Yes Son I Do Suck Dick Better And Here’s Why I Got Plenty Of Practice Pearldiver At A Sausagefest Nothing But Sausage As Far As The Eye Can See But All I Want Is Clam Beggars Can’t Be Choosers Die Bitch Die Or How I Found The Cheapest Granny Farm To Send You To Escaping Perdition Cock Was My Salvation Perdition or Purgatory No Officer She OD’ed So It Isn’t Murder Gay Porn Or Crippling Debt Its Okay To Let Druggies Drown In Their Self Imposed Misery The Adventures Of A Self Made Orphan Blood Is Thicker Than Water But Cum Is Thicker Than Blood What Do You Mean That Bitch Fell Down The Stairs Salvation by Vice Viceful Virtue The Stairway To Heaven Is Covered In Cum Apologies to My Ass Prostate Punching For Punitive Damages Incurred by Inheriting Debt No Girlfriend For Me Just Ass As Far As I Can See InBrightestDay, GeorgeGlass, JayDee and 2 others 5 Quote
CloverReef Posted July 15, 2019 Report Posted July 15, 2019 Jeez, you put a lot of thought into this, @InvidiaRed Next time I need to name a story, Imma steal your brain for an hour. InvidiaRed, BronxWench and JayDee 3 Quote
InBrightestDay Posted July 15, 2019 Report Posted July 15, 2019 2 hours ago, InvidiaRed said: Between Cock And A Hard Place Okay, I had to show up just to call attention to that title! Quote Salvation by Vice Although that one’s kind of amazing too, in an almost poetic way. GeorgeGlass, InvidiaRed, JayDee and 1 other 4 Quote
GeorgeGlass Posted July 15, 2019 Report Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) Thanks for all the feedback, folks! Some of these ideas are great. (I really want to use “Hell in a Handbasket” some time.) Edited July 15, 2019 by GeorgeGlass CloverReef and InvidiaRed 1 1 Quote
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