What’s in a Name? Sales
Aug192009
So this book, I”m working on, Always Kiss Me Goodnight, is about a house haunted by possessive, obsessive ghosts. I gave it that title because that plaque (which is sold in a million variations everywhere) gives me the creeps, in the same way that “I’ll Be Watching You” gives me the creeps. However, that is not a universal reaction. Some people think the “Always Kiss Me Goodnight” sign is not a sign of an obsessive personality disorder but is merely loving and . . . whatever. Sting said that people come up to him all the time and say, “We played “I’ll Be Watching You” at our wedding,” to which he always says, “Well, good luck then.” That’s how I feel about that plaque.
However, since not everybody gets the cauld grue when they read those words, the title is misleading. So I need a new title. I’m ruminating and I have some weeks to go yet so it’s not an emergency, but anybody got any ideas?
I have other questions but later for those. I need a title that represents the story but also sells books. Because titles are marketing. Argh.
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142 Comments to 'What’s in a Name? Sales'
On August 19, 2009 at 10:45 pm Christine said...
Hi Jenny, what about a play on ‘I’ll be watching you’. But I spose you have already been there.
On August 22, 2009 at 10:48 pm marly said...
Let’s see: Shadow Kisses, Twilight Kisses, Cold Kisses, Silent Kisses, Shiver Kissed, Never Let Go, There For Me, Devoted To You, Hopelessly Devoted, Yours, Always – somebody stop me! Thank God, the dog needs to go out.
On August 23, 2009 at 12:38 am marly said...
He will not go to sleep until I offer up his title suggestions, so here they are: Can’t Complain I’m Lonely Anymore, Shiver Me Timbers, and Who You Gonna Kiss? I only gave in because he’s great about listening to Crusie audio books (actually, he loved Agnes… and Don’t Look Down and laughed right out loud at Welcome to Temptation and Faking It. He named our beautiful Black Forest carved bear Julianne – I know, the Indian maiden was Julianne, but you have to admit it’s evocative and -wait, where was I? Right, the point of all this is to request Crazy For You and Tell Me Lies in UNABRIDGED cd’s. It drives ME crazy figuring out what’s missing in abridged versions. Thanks, Marly
On August 19, 2009 at 11:12 pm robena grant said...
A Kiss in Shadow
Mine…Always (not all ways, ha ha)
Dark Obsession
Be Still my Lovely
On August 19, 2009 at 11:14 pm Beki said...
Are you going for creepy in the title? And are the children going to deny knowledge of the ghosts? Or is it a more humorous story with a huge cast?
For the record, I don’t get those AKMG plaques either and threw away (er, donated, I mean, donated) one we were given as a gift.
On August 19, 2009 at 11:39 pm Jenny said...
The kids don’t talk about the ghosts to outsiders, but they don’t deny they’re there. Once they accept my heroine, they talk about them. I don’t think it’s particularly funny, but Lani does based on the very little she’s read. But then I never think my stuff is funny.
On August 21, 2009 at 7:56 am Marta said...
It’s common knowledge you can’t tickle yourself. At least, not above the waist or below the knees.
On August 20, 2009 at 12:58 am MunkyBt said...
I googled “Always Kiss Me Goodnight” for images and a similar sign came up that began “Within These Walls…” I kind of like that.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:10 am Deanna Nelle said...
Personally, I’ve loved that title since you first mentioned it. It’s got a nostalgic feel and a slight underlayment of foreboding- much like Ammie Come Home by Barbara Michaels, a book that gives me the jeebers to this day, but which I LOVE and have read at least 10 times. A lot of suspense/ horror books have titles like that; sophisticated, not too obvious. I think as long as the cover is appropriate to the story the title will convey exactly what you want it to.
On August 20, 2009 at 9:03 am PG said...
what deana said. “while my pretty one sleeps” did not give me creeps until after I read the Mary higgins clark mystery. Wish you could keep AKMG and do the same for that unexamined phrase.
On August 20, 2009 at 6:19 pm Jenny said...
I loved Ammie Come Home.
On August 20, 2009 at 2:18 am Deanna Nelle said...
“On August 20, 2009 at 12:58 am MunkyBt said…
I googled “Always Kiss Me Goodnight” for images and a similar sign came up that began “Within These Walls…” I kind of like that.”
That’s great too. slightly menacing and uneasy feeling.
On August 20, 2009 at 3:19 am Dayle said...
Count me among those who always thought “Always Kiss Me Goodnight” had a truly creepy vibe to it…which is apparently not a lot of help. What about a twist/tweak on it?
Never Forget to Kiss Me
Don’t Forget to Kiss Me
The Last Kiss Goodnight
Always Watching You
On August 20, 2009 at 3:22 am francois said...
I’ve never heard of those plaques, so I’m guessing they’re less ubiquitous in the UK. Without that that link, it sounds somewhat Raymond Chandler-esque.
On August 20, 2009 at 3:36 am Strop said...
I like AKMG too. I think it could mean many things.
Other thoughts:
Haunted
It’s my party and I’ll haunt if I want to
I keep having thoughts but then realise they sound like something written by Doris Stokes (British Spiritualist). So I still think Always Kiss Me Goodnight is your best bet. I suspect a title that referred too explicitly to ghosts and hauntings would land you on the horror shelf, unless it’s an obvious pop reference. I’m now humming The Specials’ song, Ghost Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYyqaSYLyw
Googled ‘ghost song titles’ and got The Ghost in You.
On August 20, 2009 at 7:06 am Rox said...
Would
Always Kiss Me Goodnight, Or Else
be more ominous?
For what it’s worth, I never found the title creepy, I just didn’t get what it had to do with the ghosts.
On August 20, 2009 at 8:48 am Kathryn said...
AKMG is a great title and it could go either way – like someone said – with the right cover.
I also like the Within These Walls . . . so actually I’m not much help other than weighing in on the AKMG with the correct cover side!
And whether you believe it or not, Jenny, you’re HILARIOUS. It’s rare that I don’t laugh out loud at least 3 or 4 times while reading any of your books – and I’ve read them all (except Trust Me on This and The Cinderella Deal which I’ve just ordered used from Amazon) more than I’ve repeat-read any other authors books, hands down. So there.
On August 20, 2009 at 6:21 pm Jenny said...
The Cinderella Deal and Trust Me On This are being reissued next year, which I mention only to save people from spending outrageous amounts of money on them now. Hope you got a great deal.
On August 21, 2009 at 11:33 am Kathryn said...
I don’t think I got a terrible deal but, more importantly, I am NOT GOOD at waiting (which I must do for you because you only put out the good stuff which takes time) and I re-read your books constantly so I just have to have it now. I spend way more on a pedicure and that will not be with me a fraction as long as your books will. I will stop now before I sound like a complete sycophant. You know you’re worth it.
On August 20, 2009 at 8:55 am Lani said...
It’s funny. I can’t believe Crusie never thinks her stuff is funny.
As far as titles go, I’m terrible, but I kind of like Within These Walls, although it doesn’t get across the fun and warmth that mix so nicely with the creep and menace. I really thought Always Kiss Me Goodnight was a great title, because I find it a little creepy, too, but I trust Jen E’s instincts.
The only thing I can think of is “Someone to Watch Over Me”, but that might be the same thing; not everyone finds that needy and creepy. As a matter of fact, I might be the only one.
Are there any key phrases in Turn of the Screw that might give you homage and creep? The Last Governess in Ohio. Heh.
I’m really useless at this. Carry on, carry on.
On August 20, 2009 at 11:46 am Kelly said...
Jenny’s work is LOL funny. I love her wit! I think that’s why everyone tries to be compared to her… Publishers Weekly called Eloisa James ” ‘the historical Jennifer Cruise’ … James gives readers plenty of reasons to laugh.”
On August 20, 2009 at 1:42 pm Naked under my clothes said...
I loves me some standards but I have always found “Someone to Watch Over Me” horrible. Just horrible. So needy, so irresponsible–I’ll be good if someone else takes care of me, shyeah right. Woman up and do it for yourself.
Plus that book would be about a character I wouldn’t care about. So it’s the wrong kind of creepy, for me.
On August 20, 2009 at 9:35 am robena grant said...
Oh, so little kids and ghosts, hmmm? I was thinking sexy ghosts like in the Demi Moore film. See where my mind goes? I’ll have to rethink this while I walk the dog.
On August 20, 2009 at 9:59 am Katie Redhead said...
Oops – Jenny. I’m such a blog commenting novice…I meant to post this comment here, but had been looking over the soundtrack entry while I was thinking about it, and posted it there…
I really don’t know enough about the story of AKMG to even be suggesting anything, and I never had the chutzpah to post on your blog before…(I’m not really a writer, just a fan)
But I read your post about the sound of it and the group huggy-ness of it…and I had a thought that I can’t resist sharing, because possibly helping one of my favorite authors…even if it’s to help her cross off what she doesn’t want to use…would make my day. And also help you to finish the book sooner so I’m that much closer to devouring it. =)
What about either
Never let you go
or
Never let me go?
Creepy and/or loving.
On August 20, 2009 at 10:07 am Beki said...
Following Rox’s theme: (You’d Better) Always Kiss Me Goodnight.
Or maybe a play off the old Billie Holiday song I’ll Be Seeing You (in the old familiar places).
On August 20, 2009 at 10:07 am McB said...
I’m not even going to try for a title to a book I haven’t read. But I do think you should keep in mind that there will always be people who don’t “get” the title, whatever it is, in the same way some people don’t get cultural references. That doesn’t mean all such reference need to be wiped away. AKMG is your own personal inside joke; go with it. Those of us who are privy will feel superior; and for the rest, what they don’t know won’t hurt them.
On August 20, 2009 at 10:33 am Pamela Cayne said...
First–ditto to what McB said. You can’t make a title work for all people. Make it work for you.
Second–reading the post and comments makes me think of the line “If I die before I wake” from the children’s bedtime prayer. Not saying it’s a title idea, but to me it’s got that same creepy vibe.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:28 pm waitingforroark said...
I always thought only very morbid parents would teach their children that prayer. Like somehow waking up wasn’t as important as where you went if you didn’t.
On August 20, 2009 at 4:38 pm Briana said...
Or, from the same prayer…what about something like “A Soul to Take”?
On August 20, 2009 at 10:33 am Sara said...
Your post reminded me of one of my fave movie “Kiss Me Goodbye” with Sally Field James Caan and Jeff Bridges. Love that movie. I guess you can’t use that title because it’s already been done, or can you. Movie is about Caan being Field’s dead husband lurking ghost in their brownstone (love that house too) while she gets ready to marry Bridges. Sweet romantic comedy.
On August 20, 2009 at 10:41 am Bonnie C said...
I, personally, have loved the title Always Kiss Me Goodnight since you first mentioned it. I say “keep it!”
But… if you want to stick with pop culture references how about This Old House?
My Target and Kohls sells those wall stickers that have AKMG… the picture on the tube shows it over a bed and while it’s a beautiful script and image I’ve always found the message inherently creepy.
I was around the summer Brooke on All My Children had a stalker and they played “I’ll Be Watching You” over and over and over and over… you get the idea. I can’t listen to that song now without vivid images of home invasion.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:01 pm PG said...
My favorite misunderstood song is the Dave Matthews Band’s “Crash Into Me.” It’s a classic late ’90s makeout song, but if you listen to the lyrics or have ever heard him introduce it at a concert, it’s actually about being a peeping Tom (“I watch you there/ through your window and I stare/ you wear nothing but you wear it so well”). Matthews jokes that he wrote about it rather than risking arrest for doing it.
On August 20, 2009 at 11:08 am robena grant said...
Transperancies
The Spirit Sings at Five
The Ghostly Antics of Papa John
Lullabies in the Attic
I don’t know. Maybe something that the ghost does or says that can be linked from his past to the present. A journey not quite finished that causes him to come back in search of whatever, a need to set something right before he can pass over to the other side.
On August 21, 2009 at 2:33 pm KarenMc said...
“a journey not quite finished” – that could be a title.
On August 20, 2009 at 11:18 am Meredith B. said...
“Within These Walls” gives my bookseller bell a confident ring, for what that’s worth. It /does/ sound like a Barbara Michaels though, doesn’t it? I can’t decided whether or not that’s good. I mean, I adore Michaels’s books, but I haven’t read AKMG, so I don’t know if that’s a good match. I have located database entries for eight other books with this title, only one of which was printed by a large press– and that one was non-fiction. So I think you’re good on that score. You’d be the first return on a search engine in short order.
Q: Are any other connotations associated with the phrase? Presumably it’s the first part of a quote from a wall plaque– what was the rest of it? (I swear I’ve seen one somewhere at a ‘fake antique’ shop, but I can’t remember what it said.)
Another Q: Does it capture the humor and whimsy of a Jenny Crusie novel the way most of her other titles do? (And does it need to?)
I also personally Love Lani’s idea of finding a phrase from TofS so much that I require the capital letter.
On August 20, 2009 at 11:22 am Meredith B. said...
I was referring to “Within These Walls” when I was talking about the search engine returns, not AKMG. Sorry about the confusing paragraph. :-,
On August 20, 2009 at 12:55 pm PG said...
Jumping off the idea re: search engines, I checked Amazon and there was only one novel with the title “Always Kiss Me Goodnight,” and without dissing the author, I think you’d be able to bury a 1980 inspirational romance in any searches.
More importantly, the other books with the title are about the parent-child relationship:
“Always Kiss Me Good Night: Instructions on Raising the Perfect Parent by 147 Kids Who Know” by J.S. Salt
“Kiss Me Goodnight: Stories And Poems By Women Who Were Girls When Their Mothers Died” by Ann Murphy O’Fallon and Margaret Noonan Vaillancourt
So to me, all the signs are pointing in favor of keeping AKMG, but like Lani I assume St. Jenderlin knows better than I.
On August 20, 2009 at 3:03 pm MunkyBt said...
The full plaque says “Home – Within these walls I laugh the most and love the best”. It was the spacing of the words that caught my eye. “Within these walls” hovers ominously above the rest of it. Even though the full quote isn’t nearly so menacing, reading the top line gave me a chill. I found the image at http://www.hanndsoncreations.com/gallery.htm
On August 20, 2009 at 11:48 am Lou said...
I got nothing in the title department, but I always liked AKMG.
Someone to Watch Over Me is the title of a Judith McNaught book.
On August 20, 2009 at 11:52 am Kelly said...
So, my first impression of Always Kiss Me Goodnight, was “Aww, how sweet” not at all creepy until I read this posting and comments. So, I wasn’t thinking of it in the possessive psychopath kind of way. I think it is for people like me that Jen E is encouraging Jenny change the name. Especially, since Jenny’s previous works are HEA romances full of fun and light and cherries and not creepy paranormals with ghosts and darkness. Therefore, people may be thinking “aw, sweet” and be very shocked to find “ew, creepy” and go WTF? Sorry, I’m probably rambling here. No titles to suggest at this point, but I did like the Within these walls suggestion.
On August 20, 2009 at 12:05 pm misspiggy don'twannabe said...
I didn’t realize that AKMG was from a plaque. I love plaques. I bought one in London that says “Not Today Thank You” – which I keep on my door knob. To me it means, don’t dump your problems here but I think it was intended so the UPS man won’t stop.
A title variaton on that plaque would be “Today and Every Day” – that seems creepy to me.
On August 20, 2009 at 12:18 pm Dayna said...
How about I’ll Always Be With You. That gave me the creeps just writing it. I really like AKMG, though, I think it has a vibe to it.
On August 23, 2009 at 9:34 am Allie said...
I like AKMG too, but I think Always with You sounds snappy and a little creepy (if you don’t mind me tweaking your idea, Dayna). But then I realized readers might confuse it with Anyone but Fre–er, You.
On August 20, 2009 at 12:53 pm Melissa Blue said...
Lullabies in the Attic is good. So is Within These Walls.
My attempts:
A Cold Kiss Goodnight.
Forever Mine
Into the Dark Night, or Gently Into The Goodnight (I was thinking poem by Dylan Thomas)
I don’t find Always Kiss Me Goodnight creepy, but then again “This Old Man” song makes me think of a pedophile.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:35 pm Naked under my clothes said...
I’m with you on “This Old Man.” Brrr.
I was also thinking about something with “Mine.” Darling Mine. Immortal Mine. Always Mine. (Though it sounds like there’s diamonds in that there mine.) It’s just that there’s something about the word “mine” that feels both obsessive and possessive.
On August 20, 2009 at 12:54 pm Jill said...
Now what am I going to do with the pillowcase I got for you ?
On August 20, 2009 at 1:02 pm Bethany, Cherry Clawed said...
I’ve always found Always Kiss Me Goodnight (really, anything with “Always do anything”) creepy. Also, isn’t the last name Goodnight? Or am I getting confused with Faking It?
Within These Walls is creepier and makes me think murders and atrocities occurred there. Rm W/ a Vu (or however Angel spells it) was the first image to come to mind where the mom is sealing her son into the wall.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:13 pm Brooke said...
The Watchers, maybe. The Watched? Now I want to buy a new watch.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Lost Without You
Forget Me Not
Don’t Ever Change (Don’t go changin’… to try and please me…)
Never Let Me Go
Does the house have a name? The Hallows or something? Inhabited. Consumed. Beset.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:14 pm CatScott said...
Anyone ever seen “Jeepers Creepers” the movie? Scary. During the movie someone plays the song Jeepers Creepers on a record player. It’s an older version on a scratchy record. That creeped me out!
Each Halloween we turn our house into a “haunted” house, funny enough our house IS haunted but we get along with our spirits, and Jeepers Creepers is one of the songs I have on my playlist. I have other old songs from the 20′s and 30′s as well as hard rock, metal and MJ’s “Thriller”. Another song I play that really creeps me out is The Carter Family singing “Will the Circle be Unbroken”. Kinda reminds me of “Poltergiest II” a little bit.
My point…maybe find a song title to use as your book title. It could also be something you weave into the story. Real ghosts do turn TVs and radios on when it’s to their liking. They also turn them off….which can get old fast. Maybe your ghosts like a particular song or try to use it to communicate.
Or I could be completely off base
On August 20, 2009 at 1:20 pm Diane (TT) said...
I like both AKMG and Within These Walls, and I’m pretty sure that there’s another Someone to Watch over Me (Kleypas?), so you wouldn’t want to go there.
If we’re going for childhood-creepy, “Now I lay me” references work, but there are lots of nursery rhymes and cautionary tales that might also be sources, but I’m currently an idea-free zone.
Good luck!
On August 20, 2009 at 1:20 pm KarenT said...
Does the house have a name? The title could be the name of the house like “Wayne Manor”
Or “Who’s There?” Not really creepy, but does convey that there is some unknown out there, or a knock knock joke in progress.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:23 pm Brooke said...
Actually, I like what Deana and PG had to say about AKMG:
You can give AKMG a deeper, darker resonance. I’ve always loved that title.
Although Beki’s suggestion – I’ll Be Seeing You – is pretty awesome.
On August 20, 2009 at 1:40 pm me said...
Children and ghosts? So make reference to a children’s game, like hide and seek: “Ready or Not, Here I Come.” And it can have so many connotations… but I’m sick like that.
On August 20, 2009 at 2:14 pm Hannah said...
What about
A Kiss in Time
For All Time
On August 20, 2009 at 2:26 pm L. M. May said...
I too like AKMG and “Within These Walls.”
Also, there’s a song about a ghost in a house, “Darkening of the Light,” by the band Concrete Blonde. The refrain “Are You There?” in the song always gives me a chill.
Good luck with the title search.
On August 20, 2009 at 7:06 pm Beki said...
Oooh, I love Concrete Blond.
On August 20, 2009 at 2:42 pm Jana said...
I like “Always Kiss Me Goodnight”—I think it’s the right blend of both child-like and creepy, which seems to fit both the kids and ghosts in your story.
I’m with Diane’s comment—I think childish-creepy still makes sense, even if not AKMG. The prayer “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep” also came to my mind. So maybe a line from that? Such as “Should I Die before I Wake” or just “Before I Wake”?
On August 20, 2009 at 2:44 pm jessie said...
I liked AKMG too but what do I know about marketing. If the title is too icky, it will sound like something for the horror market.
Alone in the Night
On August 20, 2009 at 2:53 pm Mary Lou said...
I never saw one of those plaques till yesterday; when I did I just thought, oh look, Jenny’s title. The creepiness didn’t hit till I read the post and comments.
Now, of course…. I’m not imaginative about titles, but do plead with you all not to go with something that sounds too VCAndrews-ish. AKMG still seems fine as does Within These Walls, but then I buy anything that says “Crusie” on it. Or, “Rich”. Not too objective, eh?
On August 20, 2009 at 3:10 pm robena grant said...
Gliding Through Walls
They Kiss us at Midnight
A Chilling Embrace
Consoling the Ghost
On August 20, 2009 at 3:20 pm Louis said...
Ms Jenny,
Keep the AKMG.
It’s a good one.
On August 20, 2009 at 4:03 pm Chelle said...
It’s hard for me to say, since I haven’t read any of the book (Hint hint. I know, I’m shameless!)
Can we see the collage? That might give us a feel for the atmosphere in the story. Since it’s your first solo in awhile, I’m still expecting a WTT or Crazy for You. But, maybe not??
The cover can help here, too. Maybe the art department can make Always Kiss Me Goodnight work?
The plaque didn’t creep me out until you pointed out the clingy obsessiveness of the phrase. Thanks.
On the plus side, whenever I go to Hobby Lobby, I think of you. But, I did that before you mentioned the plaque. 
That child’s prayer creeped me out when I WAS a child. “If I should die before I wake” Really?? You want me to pray for that right before I go to sleep? Ummm…no. Thanks, I’ll pass.
I like Within These Walls.
Lullabies in the Attic makes me think of Flowers in the Attic – a truly creepy book.
A Kiss at Midnight, maybe? Midnight makes me think of ghosts, but not sure it works since I haven’t ready any of the story (oops, did I repeat myself? LOL, my Daddy always said if you don’t ask for what you want, you won’t get it!)
I still think the cover art could sell your title, although I know that’s by no means a given.
On August 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm Minze said...
Agatha Christie did that – she took an English nursery rhyme and then built a novel around it. I’m from Germany, and to this day nursery rhymes give me the creeps.
Best suggestion I could come up with is “I Know What’s Mine”, sorry. Or “Left Behind”, or “Right Here”, or “Waiting”… oh dear. Something about inching forwards, elbowing someone aside? “The Parasites”? “Symbiosis”? “Don’t You Wish It Were Just Dryrot”?
On August 20, 2009 at 4:55 pm Slave Driver said...
Mine.
Forever Mine.
On August 20, 2009 at 5:13 pm eidlhe said...
I’m gonna vote for AKMG. Stick with your original title. I find it slightly creepy and I think that’s what you were going for.
On August 20, 2009 at 5:34 pm Absolute Cherry said...
I’d never seen one of these plaques before I read this post, but an online search pulled up pictures of the giant bedroom wall decals…. creepy. I vote for keeping the title, which sounded ominous to me before I understood the reference. And if we’re compiling a playlist of great songs about obsessive love, check out Allison Krauss singing Ghost in This House.
On August 20, 2009 at 6:29 pm Jenny said...
I love Argh People.
This is giving me a lot of direction and making me think again about giving up AKMG. St. Jenderlin did not say I had to, she never does anything like that, but I’m really open to another title. I do really like it, though. The problem is that making it sound like a Crusie romcom is not going to fit the book, but the titles that might fit the book will not sound like a Crusie.
There’s so much in these responses that I need to read through them all again, such good stuff, but I do want to talk about another aspect of the book, so I think I’ll just go to another post to talk about that and maybe that will help with the title problem.
On August 20, 2009 at 11:00 pm RfP said...
“the titles that might fit the book will not sound like a Crusie”
And they risk making it sound like a Christine Feehan. Totally the wrong vibe.
I’d stick with AKMG. Your titles don’t have to lay out the plot like a Harlequin Presents. (Though I bet “The Dead Billionaire’s Reluctant Babymama” would sell like hotcakes.)
On August 20, 2009 at 11:29 pm toni said...
Liking AKMG. A variation which may work because it’s a bit more intrusive:
You Must Kiss Me Goodnight
or, depending on how creepy you want, You Will Kiss Me Goodnight
On August 21, 2009 at 2:01 pm Kate said...
Going with a title that might be seen as a Crusie romcom shouldn’t be a problem if the cover art reflects the new book and not a Crusie romcom. I think the real problem would occur if the cover looks like all your other covers. Shades of the DLD chick lit cover here. Most people should be clued in by the cover art that this is not your traditional Crusie but something completely new and I suspect many will want to snatch it up just to check it out.
On August 24, 2009 at 5:20 pm PG said...
I thought “Always Kiss Me Goodnight” was good but I was open-minded to changing it, until I started reading this thread, googling the phrase, checking it on Amazon. There have been a lot of great suggestions on this thread, but unfortunately a lot of them made me think of novels, songs and movies in existence that are targeted toward women. AKMG is great because its main cultural touchstone seems to be as a slightly cheesy plaque. There isn’t a well-known creative work already associated with the phrase. I am big on search engine optimization (if you couldn’t tell from the comment I left a while back recommending that you meta-tag this site to make it easier to find
, and you would OWN that phrase on Google if you used it.
I do get that it sounds potentially romantic, but the kind of people who automatically buy your books without even seeing the cover or synopsis already know about this book coming out and that you’ve gone away from the rom-com genre. The book cover and synopsis should suffice to make it clear to the more casual Crusie fan that this is not a romantic comedy, and she can make an informed choice.
I’m trying to think if I’ve ever been disappointed by a book based on the author’s having gone in a slightly different direction than what I expected based on prior works. I don’t think so, though I remember the hullabaloo around Laura Kinsale’s Shadowheart because people didn’t feel sufficiently forewarned about the sort of BDSM aspect. I thought it was a logical expression of the characters’ feelings — not at all gratuitous — but obviously if someone finds that inherently problematic or offensive, she’s going to be troubled that there was no forewarning before she bought the book.
On August 20, 2009 at 7:12 pm CrankyOtter said...
I started thinking you should keep AKMG. But then I thought about what you’d call Nadine’s book. This isn’t Nadine Goodnight’s book, right?
Of the others posted (or parts thereof) I like these:
Within These Walls
These Old Familiar Places or
..This Old Familiar Place (to homey, maybe)
A Soul to Take
They Kiss us at Midnight
Cold Kiss Goodnight (again with the Nadine issue)
Lullabies in the Attic (immediate FITA assoc. could be bad or good)
On the lyrics theme, I came up with (too much fun):
But Not Tonight (Depeche Mode)
Haven’t Felt So Alive in Years (Depeche Mode)
Everybody Knows (L. Cohen) or
.. Everybody Knows that You Live Forever
Sisters of Mercy (band name)
So Take This Night (Black Lab)
Every Room You Lay Your Head (Hem)
All Your Little Children’s Games (Sq Nut Zippers)
This Feeling Has No Name (SNZ)
Each Morning I Dream of Twilight (SNZ) (cash in on twilight ref?)
How Tricky Dreams Can Be (SNZ)
ok, better stop now. getting obsessed. have more blog titles at any rate.
On August 20, 2009 at 7:15 pm CrankyOtter said...
One more…
This Familiars’ Place
On August 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm Office Wench Cherry said...
Always Kiss Me Goodnight never struck me as creepy but the wall plaques are kind of ubiquitous. I want to like them but they are everywhere I turn and that turns me off. Even though when my husband is home I never go to sleep without my goodnight smooch. Within these Walls could be creepy but not to the point of making me think I’m getting a horror novel. Makes me think of secrets. Lullabies in the Attic makes me shudder but in a good way.
If books with those three titles were spine-out on a bookstore shelf I would think AKMG was a romance *or* a woman-with-a-stalker thriller depending on the font. WtW hits as a serious family-with-a-secret drama,. LitA gives me a very specific mental image: a multi-generational ghost story/murder mystery. I can see a woman coming home to her family home and hearing the noises in the attic that she heard as a child and everyone told her was just her imagination. Only now she knows better.
But that’s just me.
On August 20, 2009 at 8:22 pm GatorPerson said...
Always kiss me goodnight. Hmmm, isn’t that what Norman Bates’ mommy said to him every night?
On August 20, 2009 at 9:19 pm robena grant said...
Love Knows no Bounds
You’ll Never be Alone
Breath Fogged on Glass (adapted from Jason Mraz lyrics, I’m Yours…love that song)
On August 20, 2009 at 11:02 pm Amy said...
Okay, someone up there suggested Forget Me Not, which brought to mind the game when you’re pulling daisy petals and do the He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not thing. I think, “He Loves Me Not,” (or She, not sure of the ghosty gender), with black and white petals drifting down onto blood spatter (the only color on the cover) would be throughly creepy. But then again, I always found the he loves me flower thing disturbing. Just throwing it out there. It seems to bring in the kid/game aspect as well as the creepy feel. I love the title Always Kiss Me Goodnight, but I am having issues visualizing a crrepy cover that ties in to the title and the little we know of the novel. Can you chat with the art department and get their take on it?
On August 20, 2009 at 11:10 pm JulieB said...
I like AKMG.
But, to play along, I always found the “Now I lay me” prayer awful. So “My sSul to Keep” gave me a shiver. But I think then, there would need to be a “My Soul to Take” sequel. And it sounds more vampire-y. Or old school Romance. I keep flipping back and forth.
I went to Wikipedia, since I’d not read The Turn of the Screw and wondered about “The Presence of Ghosts/” Not Romance.
On August 22, 2009 at 8:16 am JulieB said...
Seeing all my typos today is creeping me out. Yikes!
On August 21, 2009 at 12:00 am Jan D said...
Just a variation on the theme, but what about “Always kiss me. Goodnight.”
On August 21, 2009 at 12:55 am Annie said...
A Purty Mouth
Deliverance status that would be so creepy, but probably way too disturbing for your lighthearted book. Maybe Sights Unseen or something like that. Sorry I went all creepy on you.
On August 21, 2009 at 1:11 am Ericka said...
i love the AKMG title… but i have to say that my favorite authors (and you’re one of them) could name their books anything they wanted and i’d hunt them down anyway. it might not help with new readers, but i’d still buy it whatever you call it. jeez, speaking of stalker-ish…
but in the spirit of things…
“watching over you” – ?
or “watches over you”
“home is where the heart is” – that’s always kind of freaked me out ’cause i’d get images from “the telltale heart” lodged in my brain. something else along those lines – like, i dunno, the house being the soul of the home? i’m not sure how to capture what’s running around in my brain, but it’s something along those lines.
“lullabies in the attic” reminded me of “flowers in the attic,” which didn’t creep me out so much as make me wonder what medication that author was on.
On August 21, 2009 at 6:38 am patmcaudel said...
i was thinking music, Never let her go…as in South Pacific, Once you have found her, never let her go…..tra laaaa i will have that in my head and it is 4am in ca…..rats
i’ve been finishing a missing child stranger abduction, Gone in a Heartbeat…wanna know how many of those there are> and the ghost i am doing Ghost of a Chance. 3 that i know of for that one. i either think of great titles, or i suck big time at it.
On August 21, 2009 at 7:28 am Lori J. said...
I like Lani’s suggestion about using a key phrase from ToTS for a title. I think it would show your readers that the book is more ghost/horror instead of a funny romcom.
Personally, I love AKMG because it doesn’t sound like every other paranormal/suspense title out there. It’s unique.
On August 21, 2009 at 7:52 am Jana said...
Another modification on AKMG to consider that might ramp up the creep factor: “Kiss Me Goodnight Forever”.
On August 21, 2009 at 8:29 am Marta said...
Nanny Nanny Boo BOOOOOOOO
On August 21, 2009 at 8:35 am leuce7 said...
Or, going with a different line from the kid’s prayer, “Lay Me Down to Sleep.” She’s a governess, right?
On August 21, 2009 at 8:36 am McB said...
I agree with what others have said already: the cover art will give the title its flavor. AKMG with cover art similar to your new site design is what I’m picturing. Not too creepy but with a paranormal twist. And a title IS a Crusie
title once it’s on a Crusie book.
On August 21, 2009 at 9:12 am Marta said...
Mansion Dearest
The Heart of the Home (and how to put a stake in it)
On August 21, 2009 at 9:53 am Micki said...
Weelllll, I like AKMG. Easy to say, ambiguous, too. And as for getting the nuances across, I thought that was the whole point of cover art. And fonts.
Another plus: alphabetically, “Always” is pretty close to the top of the list.
(-: If it were a funny novel, I’d go for “My House, My Rules,” but I’m pretty sure that’s been done. Obsessive parents, obsessive ghosts, not such a big difference.
However, if you are open to a new idea, stay open, and see what pops up.
On August 21, 2009 at 10:46 am Susanna Hugo said...
How about:
Only mine (or ours, if more appropriate)
Belonging (which edges into creepier the longer I think about it)
Ours
??
On August 21, 2009 at 11:11 am Merry the CB said...
Put down another vote for AKMG. The ambiguity intrigues, and it doesn’t sound like previous books you’ve done.
Of course, there’s always The Panda Gang Bang Mystery. Now /there’s/ a title.
On August 21, 2009 at 8:46 pm Micki said...
(-: Aw . . . Nancy Drew, all growed up! I’d pay to see a short story with “The Panda Gang Bang Mystery” title. Don’t know if I could stomach a whole book of it (depends on who is writing it, of course (-:).
Unless it was something like Frans de Waal’s Chimpanzee Politics, novelized and crossed over to pandas . . . but I’m a little strange.
On August 24, 2009 at 12:25 pm Sure thing said...
LOL at both Merry and Micki’s posts.
On August 21, 2009 at 11:18 am Mary Stella said...
Jumping on the bandwagon with those who think the title should remain AKMG. I’m not concerned that it will make people think romcom since the cover will reflect the subject.
On August 21, 2009 at 11:38 am helen said...
I live in Canada. Never, ever heard of the Always Kiss Me Goodnight plaques. But realize once an editor is fretting there’s no point in rehashing the point. I suggest shortening it to Kiss Me Goodnight, which still hints at domineering and obsessive, but retains the easy-off-the-tongue vernacular you want in a title for any hit book, movie, song.
On August 22, 2009 at 11:00 am helen said...
Oh heck. I meant to include an apostrophe at the end: Kiss Me Goodnight! Otherwise, not all that domineering.
On August 21, 2009 at 2:02 pm Katie Mack said...
I’m not sure if someone else mentioned this — sorry, on my break, little time — but why not keep AKMG and have the cover art give off the creepy vibe?
On August 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm Bexxa said...
“All I Ask of You” – could be kinda creepy, maybe. (Inspired by Phantom of the Opera OCR)
On August 21, 2009 at 8:44 pm RandomRanter said...
Another who likes AKMG. There is a recent YA called “My Soul to Take”, plus I think these are kindlier ghosts, but I could be assuming.
I did think “You Know You Love Me” has the same I am telling you what to do vibe, but it may be to closely associated with Gossip Girl these days to be a good ghost story title.
On August 21, 2009 at 9:02 pm Micki said...
I have been thinking about this. Part of the problem is that the reader is free to interpret the title any way s/he wishes (it’s a free world in that one respect). So, even if you named it something like, “Strange, Creepy Things are Happening in My House” someone would still think it was an ironic comedy. Or maybe a non-fiction paranormal book with humor, ala Mary Roach.
Maybe you could subtitle it? AKMG: A Tale of Two Ghosts. (Sorry, that just rolled out of the brain.) Or AKMG: A Thriller in Ectoplasm (Sorry again, sucky title for this. But you get the idea, anyway.)
Plus side: the two-part title gives it kind of a Gothic, Victorian flavor. (That is a plus, isn’t it?) And it gets away from the romance sort of title. At least, I think most romances are four words or less.
Disclosure: I really haven’t seen these plaques in cultural context, so I really don’t know if you are bucking a general trend here. Like having a chainsaw massacre story, and calling it “MacDonald’s Farm.” Or writing a sweet romance between Dixie Gore and Danny Gutziano, and calling it “Gore and Guts, Forever.” I’m sure the juxtaposition is enough to be edgy, but not so much as to be tasteless, right?
(-: Or maybe many of your readers are grumpy women who are slightly suspicious of intimacy, so Always Kiss Me Goodnight sounds a little too perfect to be true? I figure that’s what’s behind my mildly antagonistic reaction to the phrase. LOL!
Just brainstorming a little bit. Take with two grains of salt.
On August 21, 2009 at 11:33 pm Lisa said...
I am also from Canada, so have never heard of the Always Kiss Me Goodnight thing…but, Jenny, it got me thinking about some of the fairy tales and nursery rhymes that kind of freaked me out as a kid. I came across one titled “A Kiss When I Wake” which is along the lines of AKMG. Also came across the phrase “our good house” from a rhyme titled “A Cat Came Fiddling Out of a Barn”. And finally (and I promise I’ll stop here), one of my favorite old songs that brings a chill to me “My love dwelt in a northern land” with a line “And fled like ghosts before the day”. Some ideas, but I also like AKMG because I have no preconceptions about the phrase. And I can’t wait to read the book!
On August 22, 2009 at 12:04 am Hoosier Cherry said...
I’ll echo that I like the sound and nostalgic feel of Always Kiss Me Goodnight. I also didn’t get the “creepy” in it until this blog (like mentioned above), but I see that surprise as a good jump-out-from-behind-the-door-BOO! instead of a confused “wtf?”
I was toying with “I’ll Always Kiss You Goodnight”… it’s along the same lines but changing the direction to an eternal promise seems haunting. Kind of “until death do us part” turned “even death won’t part us”.
Oooorrr you could buck tradition and leave the book title-less. Just put a kid’s bed on the cover with creepy website monkey hanging upside down over it…
On August 22, 2009 at 8:14 am Reb said...
Please, please don’t call it anything In the Attic. I’ve spent 25 years trying to forget that series.
I’m another fan of AKMG. It sounded slightly creepy to me all along, but that’s probably because I’m a New Zealander and we don’t have those plaques either. The first time I heard the phrase was in conjunction with this book and ghosts. In that setting, it’s longingly-possessive-creepy.
Hmmm. From a bit of googling, I see what St Jen means. Half a million hits for ‘”Always Kiss Me Goodnight” Plaque’. That’s a lot of readers thinking “aw sweet”.
I like Katie’s “Never let me go” too, though not as much. It’s got the same sense of creepiness.
On August 22, 2009 at 10:40 am robena grant said...
Oh, come on, it’s time for another attic story. Ha ha. Yep, that was a tip to V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic. Can you believe more than 25 years after her death a ghostwriter is still pumping out those Gothics under her name? Ayway, here are today’s offerings:
The Coiled Spring
Kiss of the Spirit People
On August 22, 2009 at 12:32 pm Steph said...
I’d like to throw in a vote for “The Dead Billionaire’s Reluctant Babymama”
No, I think “Always Kiss me Goodnight” could be incredibly creepy when paired with the right cover art. I would stil with that one. Or “Within These Walls” as other people have been suggesting.
On August 22, 2009 at 12:43 pm Merry the CB said...
Shouldn’t that be “The Dead Sheik Billionaire’s Reluctant Cowboy’s Babymama”?
On August 22, 2009 at 12:56 pm jessie said...
No. I am pretty sure it was “The Dead Sheik Billionaire’s Reluctgant Cowboy’s Babymama Vampire Kiss”
On August 22, 2009 at 12:58 pm jessie said...
Sorry about the typo. “The Dead Sheik Billionaire’s reluctant Cowboy’s Babymama Vampire Kiss”.
Oh. How about “sorry about the kiss goodnight”?
On August 22, 2009 at 1:21 pm Gabriella Papic (WRW2005) said...
Hi,
How about something possessive and creepy like:
-(the) Belonging
-Forever Mine
-Always & Forever
-Together Forever
-A Hold on You
-Be Mine
-Never Let(ting) Go
On August 22, 2009 at 2:20 pm Office Wench Cherry said...
Helen and Lisa, I’m from Alberta and those AKMG plaques are in every trendy decorating store, the kind that have faux antiques and lot of iron accessories, out here.
On August 22, 2009 at 6:10 pm Reb said...
Maybe you could tweak it just enough to break the connection to those plaques?
Forever Kiss Me Goodnight
Always Kiss Me Goodbye
On August 22, 2009 at 7:13 pm angela marx said...
Based on the little I read here, I might suggest:
Haunting Kiss or Haunting Kisses or Haunted Kiss (depending on which connation fits best)
This Old Kiss (pun on This Old House)
can’t wait to read it!
On August 22, 2009 at 7:32 pm hope101 (Jan) said...
I like the title AKMG, but don’t find it creepy at all. The cover art would definitely help, but I worry that without the context of this blog, many readers would go in assuming it was another Crusie romance. So a few suggestions, some of which riff off song titles:
All You Will Need Is Love
Madly Loved
Love Me, Kiss Me, Run from Me
Or if you want to go off some “Turn of the Screw” quotes:
Alone with the Quiet Day
Never Trouble Him
Little Heart, Dispossessed
Little Heart, Possessed
Carried Away
And I can’t resist, but also a rip-off from TotS, a new work of erotica by Cruisie:
“Governess Going Down”
On August 22, 2009 at 10:45 pm Amy said...
I would like to put in a vote for someone to write “The Dead Billionaire’s Reluctant Babymama.”
On August 23, 2009 at 12:39 am Sheri said...
I like AKMG. I like the feel of it and the sound of it and if you changed it I wouldn’t know what you are talking about anymore! It has a rather ominous overtone to it and it sounds kind of dark yet it piques my interest. So keep the title. It works.
On August 23, 2009 at 1:16 am Deanna Nelle said...
I think the inherent problem here is that any title with the words ‘kiss’ or ‘heart’ in it could be taken in a romantic way. Also titles like ‘Always and Forever’. To me that just screams schmaltzy romance where the heroine ‘saves herself for her one true love’ and she is rescued by a handsome outlaw that turns out to be the gazillionaire poet of her dreams who rides a motorcycle and helps underprivileged children, and his tender caresses ‘awake her from her maiden’s dream’. Blech.
On the other hand, anything with ghosts in the title runs the risk of either being too obvious or cheesy. One of the reasons I like AKMG is because it has a certain ambiguousness to it- it could be about almost any kind of relationship, but it has a strong possesive tang to it-it’s a command, not a suggestion, and there is no love mentioned at all- that I feel would be reinforced by the cover art. Honestly, as long as there isn’t any bodice ripping or heaving chests on it I don’t see the problem. I think you’re going to run into the same problems for any title you come up with, so you might as well call it what you want and fugeddaboutit.
On August 23, 2009 at 10:21 am Lorna said...
Hmm, don’t know if you’re a fan of the Beatles, but if a song inspired title appeals to you what about ‘All the Lonely People’?
On August 23, 2009 at 11:45 am Bridget said...
Another vote for AKMG – I hadn’t seen the plaques (and could have lived without seeing them by the way) and the title struck me as far more Raymond Chandler retro.
I’m with the others – I think the cover art and typography will set the mood far more than the title (Does anyone else remember Mary Gordon’s first book where the cover screamed light domestic cozy?) But all of the titles including AKMG are kind of generic until you actually read the book and then it’s the writing that makes them memorable. I’m thinking of Mary Stuart’s old stuff – Thunder on the Right, Wildfire at Midnight, My Brother Michael – titles that mean nothing until you’ve read them and then I’ve never forgotten them.
BTW, what does ToTS mean? I’m behind on my acronyms.
Bridget
On August 23, 2009 at 5:12 pm robena grant said...
ToTS or TToTS is The Turn of the Screw.
Tangled in Yesterday
But I still love AKMG. : )
On August 23, 2009 at 8:15 pm Jenny said...
I’m here, I’m here, I’m just trying to get the WR galleys out, will be back tomorrow to read everything, I swear.
On August 23, 2009 at 8:22 pm Chelle said...
Ooooh, Amy, how about the UnDead Billionaire’s Reluctant Baby Mama??
LOLOLOLOL
On August 24, 2009 at 8:29 am McB said...
tee hee. I’ve got to play: “The UnDead Secret Billionaire’s Reluctant Amnesiac Baby Mama Bride”
On August 24, 2009 at 9:45 am Merry the CB said...
It’s missing that certain something… You just need to work the phrase ‘panda gang bang’ into the title, and then it’ll be a surefire best seller.
On August 24, 2009 at 11:04 am Bridget said...
Me too.
The Secret Billionaire’s Reluctant Amenisiac Virgin Bride and His Missing Heir Brother.
They fight crime.
Of course, Jenny, if you leave us alone much longer it will only get worse.
On August 24, 2009 at 2:47 pm Chelle said...
Oh, I can do worse!
The Undead Billionaire’s Reluctant Amnesiac Baby Mama Virgin Bride and the Termagant Mistress Who Saved His Soul?
Yeah, not getting much real work done today.
On August 23, 2009 at 10:01 pm pina said...
How about Goodbye to You, Goodnight to You or Goodnight Moon?
Although it sounds like AKMG is probably a better fit…
On August 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm Amy said...
I like it!!! It’s destined to be a great seller. Any takers on writing it?
On August 24, 2009 at 6:08 am Kieran said...
I like Poe. He lived in Charleston for a while, on Sullivan’s Island, where he wrote “The Gold Bug.”
The Tell-Tale Kiss
The Rise of the House of ______
Evermore
On August 24, 2009 at 6:47 am colognegrrl said...
I know I’m rather late for this, but still I can’t help putting in my two Eurocents’ worth.
I guess if an editor like St. Jenderlin suggests a change, I’d listen to her. And I wonder what she thinks about all those titles that make the book sound even creepier or über-dramatic.
On the other hand – since I belong to that weird minority who does not prefer paranormals, I’d like to know from the start that this will be one of those. And yet, it should sound like a Crusie and not as generic as many other novels around…
I suggest “Ghost Clusters”. Not expecting you to approve.
On August 24, 2009 at 8:22 am Lori J. said...
You could also look to your music selection for inspiration on a new title. In Nine Million Bicycles alone there’s these gems:
I will love you till I die.
I will always be with you.
Just believe everything that I say
You’re the one I love the most of all
Definitely possessive, obsessive creepy.
On August 24, 2009 at 9:58 am Meredith B. said...
As long as we’re speculating ridiculously, the three fastest growing categories are Paranormal Romance, Religious Fiction and Young Adult Fiction. So what we really need for outstanding sales is a Christian Teen Vampire novel. Who wants to run with that idea?
On August 24, 2009 at 10:33 am Kate said...
I like AKMG–I like the creep factor of those plaques too, so the title works for me as creepy.
But what about Goodnight Kisses? Kissing Me Goodnight? Watchful Kisses? OK, that’s a stretch…
The idea makes me think of the shifty eyes in portraits in haunted houses, but I don’t know how to make those into a good title.
On August 24, 2009 at 10:52 am jessie said...
After reading all the suggestions, AKMG has my vote. But as long as it doesn’t cross continents, generations or oceans, it is something I will read.
On August 24, 2009 at 11:09 am cate said...
Within these Walls was a really dire 70′s womens prison drama in the UK.
Never heard of AKMG before, but having googled the thing it’s really, really creepily unpleasant..
Love the idea of a Christian Teen Vamp novel….What’s said Christian Vamp going to be subdued by though ? 2 pints of lager & a packet of crisps , the writings of Anais Nin, or the thought of having to get up when the sun sets ???? My minds now bogggling ….Thanks !
On August 24, 2009 at 12:50 pm Marta said...
I wonder how many of us lean toward AKMG because it’s become imprinted on our brains as an upcoming Crusie title. We’ve all really been looking forward to this book. Might we resist a title change because subconsciously it makes us think we’re not getting that book? Or, maybe I just need less humidity and more sleep.
Personally, I never caught a whiff of creep from the AKMG plaques before Jenny brought it up. Without prior knowledge, I’d be dependent on AKMG’s tagline for the flavor of the book. But, what’s wrong with that? Titles that convey exactly the right vibe are darned scarce, and if it weren’t for taglines, I’d be even more lost than usual, as cover art is unreliable, IMHO.
How about an AKMG tagline challenge, Jenny? Not that we’re prize greedy, or anything like that. We just want you to have everything you need before you make a final decision. We’re only thinking of you. Not prizes.
On August 24, 2009 at 6:21 pm JulieB said...
THis is a good point. I wonder at what point will a working title/preview of the book become a significant enough presence of it’s own to have a change be made too late? Could the fact that writers are discussing their process on the blog ever be enough of a significant factor that changing the title later would be bad?
On August 24, 2009 at 1:12 pm Kathryn said...
That’s seems like such a good point, Marta – the tagline part. Combine the right tagline with the right cover art and AKMG could really punch as a title . . . I have no idea what that tag line and cover art may be, of course, but still!
On August 24, 2009 at 3:47 pm Marta said...
I just reread Jenny’s original request, the book blurb on the WIP page, and all the comments, and realize I am confused (big surprise) about the significant players to whom the title refers. I had gotten the impression it was the house demanding affection, but I don’t know if that’s correct.
Would it give too much away to identify the ‘me’ in AKMG? Is it the house? Is it one of the ghosts? Is it all of the ghosts? Is it Emmaline? Is it Emmaline’s ex? Because, if the title does have to be changed, it would help us to know which way to pitch the woo-woo.
On August 24, 2009 at 4:52 pm Diane (TT) said...
Meredith B – that’s basically what Twilight is! Who knew it was a demographic hybrid like that?
I love the “Dead Billionaire Sheik’s Virgin Babymama” titles.
Good luck with the galleys, Jenny!
Preview isn’t working, so I apologize for anything in my post that isn’t right!
On August 24, 2009 at 5:21 pm PG said...
After all this discussion about the the creepy potential of AKMG, the photo REALLY creeped me out, even though I’m sure the photographer didn’t intend it that way at all. It’s like the torso version of Hello Kitty’s mouth-less-ness.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jen_photo/3501646649/
On August 24, 2009 at 7:01 pm Jenny said...
Great photo!
Starting a new thread for this discussion . . .