What’s in a name?

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The sequel to Karma Girl is coming out in November next year. My agent, editor, and I are trying to come up with a title. Bigtime 2, as I’m calling it right now, is about Fiera, a member of my superhero team, the Fearless Five. She has superstrength and fire-based powers.

Fiera is a great character. Fun and sassy and very take-charge. She knows what she wants and she goes after it — fireballs and all. I want a title that reflects her character.

Besides the cover, a title is probably the next most important part of the whole book package. A great title is one that sticks in the mind or tells you in an instant what the book’s about. I want a great title.

So far, the top three contenders are Hot Mama and Burn, Baby, Burn and Afterburn.

What do you guys think of these? Would one of these titles make you want to pick up the book? Why or why not? Inquiring minds want to know …

And , if there are any title suggestions out there in cyberspace, they’d be appreciated, too. 🙂

3 Responses to “What’s in a name?”

  1. Meljean says:

    I like HOT MAMA and BURN, BABY, BURN, but AFTERBURN sounds more aeronautical to me. Like TOP GUN.

    Is she a mother? If not, I’d definitely go with BURN, BABY, BURN.

    I don’t have any sugggestions, unfortunately. I’m terrible at titles.

  2. Meljean says:

    Oh! and I was going to add: I saw your cover over at Amazon.com — love it! The not-quite-Batsignal? Makes my fangirl heart go pitter-patter.

  3. Jennifer Estep says:

    Nope, she’s not married. All my girls are single. At least, they start out that way. 😉

    I think BURN, BABY, BURN is the top contender right now.

    I’ll be posting the almost-final version of the cover on the Web site soon. I really, really like it. The art department did a great job on it. 🙂

    Also, I plan on sending out my first newsletter before the end of the year. It’ll have reading recommendations, recipes, and some extra stuff that isn’t on the site. So, you might want to sign up for that, if you’re interested.

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