Quick post about cool stuff: Cynthia Leitich Smith of Cynsations (and TANTALIZE! and ETERNAL!) invited me to chat about "the call," fifty roses, and getting into Miranda's head right here. Check it out!Also:
YA Addict invited me to talk about failed drafts and awesome people in my life who see my stories not just as they are, but as they should be. (Plus a bunch of other cool authors talking about the power of failure!) Thanks, Jami!It's not too late to vote for the TELL ME A SECRET trailer for the School Library Journal Trailie Awards! Hooray! Voting closes 10/22. (I know it's a huge longshot, but still...wow! Thank you, SLJ!)
And...2nd novel update...
TITLES! We need a title. Any ideas? Here's my quick summary:
[YOUR TITLE HERE!] is the story of a girl who runs away from her suburban home for secret reasons to join a band of homeless teens on the streets of Seattle—there's grit, there's romance…and an amazing boy. It’s about what it means to love.
Seriously, if we pick your title, I will personally send you a signed ARC when they become availalble. Collective brainpower, help!
Oh, and here's the TMAS trailer in case you missed it. ;-)
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How about Feels Like Home?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out, Holly! =)
ReplyDeleteWhat about Bolt as in a sudden movement toward or away, but also each of the teens is a like a bolt helping to hold together the others.
ReplyDeleteHow about making a play on the word homeless: "Loveless" or "Homeless in Seattle" (Sleepless in Seattle :) )
ReplyDeleteOr...
"Runaway"
"Running Forward"
"Leave Behind"
"Running Into You"
"Running Toward You"
"Chasing Love"
That's all I got for now, I hope one of these stimulates you to think of the title. Good luck!!
What about Searching for Solace?
ReplyDeleteNo idea...
ReplyDelete"Destination Undecided"
"Taking Back-streets"
"Home Under Compass"
"En Route to Nowhere"
"Walking Away"
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Fight or Flight
ReplyDeletePushing On
Forget It
Home in the Rear View
Turn Left
Turn Right
Go Home
Turn Back
No Turning Back
Can’t Return
To Never Return
She Was Me
Like Magic
I’m So Gone
Maps
Lonely in a Reckless Crowd
Crowded
Sleeping Under The Stars
Sleeping Under The Space Needle
Home on The Streets
Street Life
Better Than You
A Place To Call Home
Somewhere Better
Someplace Wonderful
Searching for Somewhere
Searching for Something Better
Searching For Somewhere Wonderful
Out
Leaving No Trace
Left No Trail
Bread Crumb Trail
Secret Streets
Street of Secrets
I’ve Never Told Anyone
Glow of The Streetlamps
Kissing In the Glow of Seattle Lights
Seattle Lights
Finding Home
Returning Home
Never Home
Always Home
A House is Not a Home (Love this, like home can be found on the streets, not in a room, with love, not obligation)
I’m Leaving
I’m Gone
I Ran
I Got Out
Flee
Leave This Town
Freedom of the Streets
Running Home
Where the Love Lies Crying
Come Back
Escape
Reverse
Crying Help
Crying Home
Your Imperfections Are Showing
Street Walker
Crying Wolves
Homeless
Dodging Reality
Chasing Nightmares
Girl: Wanted
Runaway
Girl: Runaway
Little Girl Lost
Lost and Found
Leaving Destiny
What I Lost And Where I Was Found (oh, I love this one!)
Hurry Up
Movement
Past the Point of No Return
Leaving Only Footprints
Leave Only Footprints
Taking Courage
Going Backwards
Steps
Running Far, Far Away
How It Feels
I Was A Teenage Runaway
Lullabye of the Streets
Silent Night
Loosing Your Footing
Misjudging the Distance
Far From You (I like this one!)
Flying and Falling
Between The Shadows
Running The Race
Race You Home
Race You
Roadkill
Home Again, Home Again
Love Don’t Live Here
I Can’t Stay
I Can’t Find It Here
I Can’t Find It
Racing Heart
Racing Hearts (I love this!)
Come So Far
Run So Long
You Don’t Know
Lost, Gone, Bye
Forgotten Paths
Cold, Hard Truth
Rain, Wash It All Away
Wash It All Away
Seattle Streets and Me
On My Own
Seattle Streets
Tough Crowd
Rough Neighborhood
And Only I Know Why
Only I Know Why
Only I Know
I Know Why
Can’t Look Back
Don’t Look Back
Won’t Look Back
Didn’t See It Coming
Never Went Home
She Never Came Home
Never Came Home
She Never Went Back
Moving Foreward
Pushing Past
Distant Memories
All In My Mind
Distant Memories
Seattle Storms
Fog
Street Fog
On the Foggy Seattle Streets
Under the Moonlight
In The Lamp Light
By The Glow of the Street Lights
Street Lights
Glow
Go
Running Out of Lies
Leaving Tears
No Place Like Home
New Home
Home is Where The Heart Is
My Heart Lies Here
My Heart Rests Here
I Found My Home
I Found Home
How I Found Home
I think that effort should also qualify as signed ARC worthy! ;)
Blessings,
Gabrielle
http://themodpodgebookshelf.wordpress.com
He Is Home
ReplyDeleteHe’s Home to Me
He is My Home
In His Arms, I’m Home
I Found Home
How I Found Home
He Led Me Home
He Brought Me Home
Better Than Home
Here Is Home
Here’s To Home
The Roof Over My Head
I Can Hear The Rain Fall
He and I are Home
He and I
WOW! A+ for effort and great ideas, everyone! There are some terrific suggestions in here.
ReplyDeleteHow did you know there was kissing under the glow of Seattle lights...? Has someone been peeking at my manuscript? ;-)
Thanks so much for the suggestions! We'll add them to our list of possibilities and see what we come up with...I think it will be a couple of months before we can announce the official final title. So stay tuned, and keep the ideas coming!
Hmm....
ReplyDeleteWhere the Streets are Paved
End of the Road
These Streets
Dumpster Love (or Love Dumpster)
Secret Streets
Love in an Alley
Dumpster Love!!! I love that. Not quite right for this story, but oh, if only I could write that. There is a really funny dumpster diving scene at the end of my favorite chapter...
ReplyDeleteSearching Seattle
ReplyDeleteRunning Into Love
The Meaning of Love
Cherishing Seattle
Finding Solace
Finding Paradise
Dream of So Much More
Show Me the Way
You Can’t Go Home Again
ReplyDeleteYou Can’t Go Home
She Walked Away
Never To Return
Come Home
Return To Me
Find Me Home
Homebound
Northern Star
He Is My Northern Star
Reflection
Reflect Me
Back At You
Refraction
Reflection/Refraction
Who’s To Say?
Keeping Secrets
Secret Streets
Street of Secrets
He Knows My Secrets
All My Life
In Your Hands
Crying Wee-Wee-Wee All The Way Home (have you seen that commercial, oh my gosh, so funny!)
Comfort Me
Amazing Love
Holly, when you say “…and an amazing boy…” there is going to be some smooching!
Blessings,
Gabrielle
http://themodpodgebookshelf.blogspot.com
A title for your book:
ReplyDelete"Tears Like Rain on Concrete"
You people should be writing your own novels with all of these terrific title suggestions.
ReplyDeleteGabrielle, ha, no, I haven't seen that commercial! Reflection/Refraction is just a cool title idea in general. I can see it as a mirror image on the cover, like for some kind of mirror world fantasy. Oooh.
Return to Me is actually the title of my friend Justina Chen's next novel, which is sure to be amazing!
It's a Geico (sp?) commercial, you should look it up!
ReplyDeleteFunniest thing is, I had the hardest time naming the book I'm working on. *le sigh*
I agree, the cover of that book would be intense!
I'll have to look up Return to me on goodreads
Street Players
ReplyDeleteLove In The Time Of Homelessness
Street Talk
You Are Here
Home To You
Roadkill
Take Me Home
Street Rats/Brats
Looking For Zen
Love Streets
Letting The Streets Talk
Heart Home Street
Love In A Trash Can
Dump Dreams
Hello Heart Street
Running Away To Paradise
Chasing Zen
Runaway Roads