How much thought do you put in to choosing the title of your story? Do you take into consideration how many views/votes it will receive, when you chose the title?

Danielle x

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A Royal Affair - A modern fairy tale of love, sex and passion

i am crap at picking titles, tho i do tend to go with the same method DD uses - something that isn't blatant and that kind of fits the overall tone of the story - that said, if anyone wants to take over actually titling my stories, i'd be ever so grateful :)

edit-i broke my rule and titled two stories rather rudely, but the point of those stories was to write a tongue in cheek really over the top nasty incest story with everything and the kitchen sink thrown in, just to prove a point - and, of course, the damn think ended up earning me a badge for famous stories *sighs*

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Bitches in the Basement on Amazon by our own Dancing Doll

I actually suck at like names and titles and such but when I am naming a story I normally go off what the story is based off. Like the large part of what the story is. If the story is of a sub misbehaving it’ll be She knew she did wrong, or if it’s a tease in a car, Road trip tease, etc. That’s normally how I do it. Sometimes I sit there and think for a while like what the hell am I going to name this one. It comes to me eventually.
It is however important, though not as big as the tags. I think the tags are more important than the title, but that’s just me.

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Titles are hugely important to me. Often, I find that I stress over choosing a title. However, I tend to begin a story with a title in mind and name it as such, but sometimes the story morphs into something different and a title change is needed. I too prefer the abstract, in fact as a reader, I'm apt to not read a story titled "Bending Over the Desk and Fucked by Daddy." If your title is long, I'm apt not to read it. There is something to be said for seducing a reader into reading your story with a title. I don't care about bringing views/votes in with a title, I name it what I want without that even coming to mind. Sure I'd like it loads of folks read my stuff and comment on it, but if a single person read, loved it and said so, I am over the moon!

As a mod, I can tell right away what the story will be about from it's title if you create one of the titles mentioned in this post. Being creative is much better!

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I aim for a title that captures the mood of the story and maybe hints at the content in some way, which is also the sort of title that tends to get my eye as a reader, too. For instance, "One Beautiful Morning" draws on the mood of the story rather than content. I don't tend to go explicit in the title unless it's a pure stroke story and even then I'd likely not do anything too "pornish".

I pick the title when I'm finished at least one draft so I know exactly where I'm at with the story but often don't get the title settled until posting time. I find it can be a struggle to get it "just right".

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Cathy discovers her husband's secret and reawakens old passions

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A business trip becomes a voyage of exploration for two men

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Often my titles start off as a way for me to remember the story as I save it. Sometimes it changes to better fit the story... but it's not something I put a lot of though into. I've had stories that have been posted with the original title, and others I have changed the title on as it fit the story better.

I do wish I put more thought into some of my titles... and lately I have... some are more "cryptic" than others... but if you read the story you understand it quickly enough. Might be why many of my stories don't get the hits I would like... but I do try to provide a hint or two in the description of the story.

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NymphWriter

I agree with this. The titles with a load of words like 'cum' and 'slut' just don't do anything for me. I kinda think 'If they can't even create a half-decent title, the story's gonna suck.'

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I agree totally with Sprite and DD, I find the tittle one of the hardest part. I wanted to find a something simple, that captures the feel and plot for that chapter.

I quite often use suitable metaphors as titles which refer literally to something in the story and, on another level, to some part of the message of the story.

For example, Playing By The Rules is a story which revolves around an actual game invented and played by the two main characters. However, on a deeper level, it's about a different game which neither of them was really aware they were playing and how the "rules" were affecting their relationship. Opening Night is similar, but the metaphor is more subtle than even I appreciated at the time.

Help The Aged is also a title of mine with a dual-meaning. Fucking love that story.

This has been a plug by Clum.

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You know - I'm guilty of only reading title to choose what I want to read. I don't always - but often. . . so it should be focused on the overall point of the piece. One word - a sentence . . . I'm not picky so long as it gives a good idea.

Mine haven't been extremely brilliant. It's something that is a double-edged sword though ... especially in the erotica genre. Most readers are "scanners" and from what I see, tend to click on the stuff that spells it out as opposed to the witty and metaphorical

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"If you knew what you were doing you would probably be bored."