A Really Good Title

I started a new story last night. The ideas are a little vague still and I'm trying to figure out the character. The one thing I do have is a good title. Not all titles are created equal. So titles just stick out at you, others seem boring, and some you don't even pay attention too. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (it was changed to Sorcerer's Stone for the USA printing, because American kids would not understand what was meant by a Philosopher's Stone...) has such an intriguing ring to it. In fact all the Harry Potter books titles are interesting. Or take books like the Hobbit. Simple, one word. Yet its such an odd, out of place word that it makes you interested. 

I know that you are not suppose to judge a book by its cover, but I gravitate towards books with great titles. The Nine Lives of Chloe King, not an amazing book, but a great title. That's the problem with starting a book with a great title, or by picking out books because of their titles. Sometimes the book does not live up to the story/writing inside. Other times (like Harry Potter) the book goes beyond the title in ways that are just amazing.

So I started with a Title. "The Beautiful Death of Isabell Janett Parnell" I like it, I think it sounds intriguing. I have a small idea of what the story is about. Now I just have to get the story on paper and actually finish it. Wish me luck...