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Help Me Name My Short Story Anthology!

Wednesday 3 August 2011

So, I need a name for my planned short story anthology. Ten possibilities are listed below. I'd love to know which you like the most. This will be a varied collection of fantasy, SF and mainstream short stories, all previously published in one magazine or another.



Of course, if you don't like any of them, I'd love to know that too ...

Posted by Simon Kewin at 08:00

21 comments:

  1. Anonymous3 August 2011 at 11:30

    I like Dark Side of the Sun (no The) because it covers pretty much every genre. A Parliament of Owls, nice as it is, tells me nothing, and I'd expect it to be a novel in the vein of My Family and Other Animals. I'd stay away from the ones that are too genre-suggestive.

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  2. Simon Kewin3 August 2011 at 12:16

    Yes, definite articles are so passe! Thanks for the input, you make a good point. "Dark Side of the Sun" isn't SFish?

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  3. fairyhedgehog3 August 2011 at 12:35

    Terry Pratchett wrote a book called The Dark Side of the Sun. I don't know if that matters but it's what I immediately thought of.

    I liked "Perfect Circles". It doesn't commit you to anything and it sounded like it would fit any genre.

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  4. Old Kitty3 August 2011 at 13:25

    I voted for Spellbook!!! Yay!!!!

    Take care
    x

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  5. Simon Kewin3 August 2011 at 14:04

    fairyhedgehog,

    So he has! Should have remembered that as I've read all his books. Thanks. Perfect Circles, I can reveal, is in my top 3!

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  6. Simon Kewin3 August 2011 at 14:04

    Old Kitty,

    Aha! Thanks - interesting.

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  7. Andy Hollandbeck3 August 2011 at 14:40

    "A Parliament of Owls" sounds too Ga'Hoole-ish. "Through a Tarnished Lens" reminds me of "A Scanner Darkly," maybe too much.

    I agree with what fairyhedgehog wrote about "Perfect Circles."

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  8. Simon Kewin3 August 2011 at 14:44

    Thanks 4ndyman - much appreciated!

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  9. Anonymous3 August 2011 at 14:58

    My second choice was Perfect Circles, so that would be my first now that DSOTS has been eliminated. But I didn't think it sci-fi more than any othe genre.

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  10. Simon Kewin3 August 2011 at 15:04

    Thanks, Sue - could be a favourite is emerging!

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  11. Madeline Mora-Summonte3 August 2011 at 18:43

    I went with Dark Side of the Sun (also without the The) because to me, that title could also incorporate some of the more mainstream stories, esp if they have "darker" psychological, emotional, etc. aspects to them.

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  12. Simon Kewin3 August 2011 at 18:56

    Thanks, Madeline - much appreciated.

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  13. j. littlejohn4 August 2011 at 04:13

    you can't go too wrong with any of those

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  14. Simon Kewin4 August 2011 at 21:24

    Thanks j - reassuring!

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  15. Simon Kewin4 August 2011 at 21:25

    Deirda,

    Many thanks! I'll be over to your blog to pick that up.

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  16. Cate Gardner6 August 2011 at 11:51

    I voted for 'A Parliament of Owls' because it stands out. (Assuming there's a story within about a parliament of owls). :D

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  17. Simon Kewin7 August 2011 at 14:00

    Cate,

    Actually, there isn't! It's a chapter name in a novel but it doesn't really have a bearing on this short story collection - other than sounding good.

    Thanks.

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  18. Deborah Walker8 August 2011 at 14:52

    I liked Climbing Ladders to the Moon, and also Satellite Graveyard.

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  19. Simon Kewin8 August 2011 at 15:18

    Deborah,

    Interesting! I'm such a fan of your titles, you know.

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  20. Anonymous14 August 2011 at 19:37

    I can't decide between two, so I'm voting for both: "A Parliament of Owls" and "Satellite Graveyard" each get my vote!

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  21. Simon Kewin14 August 2011 at 19:38

    Thanks Milo - much appreciated.

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I'd love to know what you think.