Title meme
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yahtzee63.
I do simple titles, I suppose. Sometimes I have to go through three or four iterations before I come up with something.
Anyhoo, here goes:
Moonwalk: Spike and Giles were caroming around the inside of my skull at the same time I was pondering the Apollo program. I wanted to see Spike more cultured under stress, showing his higher-class upbringings under the veneer of the hooligan, and I wanted to see Ripper peeking out from Giles' facade. And I recalled the question "what where you doing when..." So: the title came from the connecting event: Armstrong's one small step.
Mending Fences: Another obvious one. Not much to say about it.
The Carton: Again with the simplicity, but then, it was a pretty sparse fic. I didn't need a lot of words to say what I wanted to.
Sports Page: Nothing too insightful, as this was just a silly fic. But, you know, who looks for the Apocalypse on the sports page?
Under-Promotion: Named for a nasty sneaky move in chess, and a common misconception: when you promote a pawn, it doesn't always have to be a queen. The move is outlined in the fic, and with all the chess and game metaphors in Farscape, this seemed a natural.
Recalculation: Again with the obvious. It's basically what Jayne is doing throughout the fic.
Hook, Line, Sinker: Title may be a bit misleading. I just wanted a fishing theme.
The Scarab: Originally it was titled Mark of the Gods, but I decided on a title that would work with either fandom, and the villain - Kheper, the Scarab of Ra - seemed to be a good choice for a title character...
In Principle, In Practice: Another simple title, based on the structure of the story itself.
Justifiable: Like any jury on earth would convict me for what I did to Mary Sue? *snerk*
yahtzee63.I do simple titles, I suppose. Sometimes I have to go through three or four iterations before I come up with something.
Anyhoo, here goes:
Moonwalk: Spike and Giles were caroming around the inside of my skull at the same time I was pondering the Apollo program. I wanted to see Spike more cultured under stress, showing his higher-class upbringings under the veneer of the hooligan, and I wanted to see Ripper peeking out from Giles' facade. And I recalled the question "what where you doing when..." So: the title came from the connecting event: Armstrong's one small step.
Mending Fences: Another obvious one. Not much to say about it.
The Carton: Again with the simplicity, but then, it was a pretty sparse fic. I didn't need a lot of words to say what I wanted to.
Sports Page: Nothing too insightful, as this was just a silly fic. But, you know, who looks for the Apocalypse on the sports page?
Under-Promotion: Named for a nasty sneaky move in chess, and a common misconception: when you promote a pawn, it doesn't always have to be a queen. The move is outlined in the fic, and with all the chess and game metaphors in Farscape, this seemed a natural.
Recalculation: Again with the obvious. It's basically what Jayne is doing throughout the fic.
Hook, Line, Sinker: Title may be a bit misleading. I just wanted a fishing theme.
The Scarab: Originally it was titled Mark of the Gods, but I decided on a title that would work with either fandom, and the villain - Kheper, the Scarab of Ra - seemed to be a good choice for a title character...
In Principle, In Practice: Another simple title, based on the structure of the story itself.
Justifiable: Like any jury on earth would convict me for what I did to Mary Sue? *snerk*
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Deeper than MY list...
Date: 2003-04-29 05:34 am (UTC)The name change on "Scarab" did make me lose track of the story for a while, but it WAS a better title than "Mark of the Gods" now that I look back on it.
And no, no jury in the WORLD would convict you for that one. ;)