Title Needed for Novel

[Raze_7]

Hello everyone! I'm writing a novel that I hope to publish through Palladium, but I need a title. There are two main protagonists, an ex-Harvester who ran off after having a moral rebirth, and an angel. Out of the two, the Harvester is the one that the story will mostly follow.

Anyone got any ideas?

[Killer Cyborg]

First thing to come to mind was "Dark Harvest," which is already a thing.
Next was "Soul Harvest," which is also already a thing.

Maybe more information would help.

[drewkitty ~..~]

"Fighting the Harvest"

[Prysus]

The Harvest of Angels?
Harvester of Angels?
The Winged Harvest?
An Angel at Harvest?

Greetings and Salutations. Seriously though, I think Killer Cyborg is right. To build a good title I think you need to really know the story and what it's about. Naturally, you can't tell us everything. But instead of just coming up with random names based on what the main characters are, I think you should try to figure out the heart of your story, and then base it more on that (possibly tying it into what the main characters are). Farewell and safe journeys for now.

[Hotrod]

Hello everyone! I'm writing a novel that I hope to publish through Palladium, but I need a title. There are two main protagonists, an ex-Harvester who ran off after having a moral rebirth, and an angel. Out of the two, the Harvester is the one that the story will mostly follow.

Anyone got any ideas?

First off, don't be in a big hurry to give your story a final name. You may find that the central themes of the novel change as you write. Second, I'd be careful about being too direct or too literal in the title, a la "Snakes on a Plane." Finally, I suggest tying the title into the main idea, character, or moment of the book.

My own experience:
My novel manuscript was written as a series of log entries by Steffan Meyer, an NGR soldier who is stranded in the Middle East after the rest of his team died and he lost communication with his headquarters. That was the premise at the beginning. As I developed the character and his story, the plot and the themes revolved around Meyer's sense of duty and his commitment to an ill-advised, suicidal, and practically impossible mission, even though he knows how futile his efforts are likely to be.

The working title for my Rifts novel manuscript was the cringe-worthy "Meyer's Mission." I tried out a couple other names before I settled on "Duty's Edge", and that was after a number of revisions. The current title could be interpreted in a variety of ways: as Meyer's sense of duty and the limits of his commitment, or as the potential for that commitment to cause pain and death; it could also refer to the book's McGuffin.

What are the themes of your book? Is it one big escape and evasion? What outside and internal struggles does your main character deal with?

On a related note, you could just post it in a new thread here on the message boards. I found that several board members here gave me great advice as I wrote and posted my story, chapter by chapter.

[Tiree]

You should give your novel a code name... like Operation Blue Spoon

[FatherMorpheus]

I find some of the best titles for Novels are ones that don't make any sense until about 2/3rd into the Novel. Something that happens to is the significant event in the story but not the final event.

[CyCo]

You should give your novel a code name... like Operation Blue Spoon

SPOOOOON!!!!!


8p

[Subjugator]

Harvest Time!

[Raze_7]

First off, don't be in a big hurry to give your story a final name. You may find that the central themes of the novel change as you write. Second, I'd be careful about being too direct or too literal in the title, a la "Snakes on a Plane." Finally, I suggest tying the title into the main idea, character, or moment of the book.


What are the themes of your book? Is it one big escape and evasion? What outside and internal struggles does your main character deal with?

On a related note, you could just post it in a new thread here on the message boards. I found that several board members here gave me great advice as I wrote and posted my story, chapter by chapter.[/quote]

The themes I have down now are rebellion, good vs. evil, corruption, and (I don't actually know the name of the archetype for this one) dark-to-light (bad guy turns into good person). I'll have more when I get further into the novel. I know that my character will struggle with his lust for power, vengeance, and wealth, and also with his inner desire to do good. The angel, however, struggles with rigid non-involvement policies, a bureaucratic government, the death of her parents, and her lust for vengeance, as well as her psychosis.

[Raze_7]

Harvest Time!

Sounds good for a comedy, but I think that this novel is going to turn out pretty dark and tragic.

[Raze_7]

First thing to come to mind was "Dark Harvest," which is already a thing.
Next was "Soul Harvest," which is also already a thing.

Maybe more information would help.

Yeah, same here. I want the story to primarily revolve around the conflict of vengeance and righteousness. I replied to Hatred with a more descriptive post, but I'm a little nervous about posting more information online where anyone can read it.

[Hotrod]

The themes I have down now are rebellion, good vs. evil, corruption, and (I don't actually know the name of the archetype for this one) dark-to-light (bad guy turns into good person). I'll have more when I get further into the novel. I know that my character will struggle with his lust for power, vengeance, and wealth, and also with his inner desire to do good. The angel, however, struggles with rigid non-involvement policies, a bureaucratic government, the death of her parents, and her lust for vengeance, as well as her psychosis.

Interesting. Here are a few that might work for you:

The Fruit of Redemption
Remission's Reaper
Reaping Redemption
A Harvest of Absolution

[Morik]

Old Eyes of Sacrifice

[CyCo]

A Threshing of Souls

[Raze_7]

The themes I have down now are rebellion, good vs. evil, corruption, and (I don't actually know the name of the archetype for this one) dark-to-light (bad guy turns into good person). I'll have more when I get further into the novel. I know that my character will struggle with his lust for power, vengeance, and wealth, and also with his inner desire to do good. The angel, however, struggles with rigid non-involvement policies, a bureaucratic government, the death of her parents, and her lust for vengeance, as well as her psychosis.

Interesting. Here are a few that might work for you:

The Fruit of Redemption
Remission's Reaper
Reaping Redemption
A Harvest of Absolution

Those are... actually really good, and way better than anything that I could come up with on my own. Thanks.

[Hotrod]

Glad to be of help. Please do let us know how it goes.

[Blue_Lion]

Well you could always go with the popular things from here

Taco
Taco burrito
Cookies for Doom

[cornholioprime]

Hello everyone! I'm writing a novel that I hope to publish through Palladium, but I need a title. There are two main protagonists, an ex-Harvester who ran off after having a moral rebirth, and an angel. Out of the two, the Harvester is the one that the story will mostly follow.

Anyone got any ideas?

Trials of the Soulharvester
The Soultaker and the Celestial
Redemption of the Soul Reaper