Sooooo… I’ve never been all that happy with the title of Mourn the Sun. Before I started querying, I reluctantly changed it from one I felt really good about, because my husband pointed out that there had been, not one, but two books with that title published in the past (both out of print and nothing like my story, but still.)
So I sighed and left my beloved title behind and wracked my brains for something fitting. I finally came up with Mourn the Sun.
It has its plusses. It’s unique. It fits the story.
But it just didn’t deliver what I wanted out of a title. It focused too much on only one aspect of Jacob’s journey–albeit the most central one. I felt like it gave something away (though you’d have to be fairly well into the story to guess what it was giving away.) I wanted something that better conveyed the magnitude of Jacob’s struggles, plus I wanted it to have a more directly physics-specific scientific allusion, seeing as Jacob’s a physicist and how important that is in his life.
Well I’ve recently been informed that there’s no reason not to re-use a title so long as there’s no chance of confusing my book with the same-titled on from the past.
So I’m ALL OVER bringing back the title I’ve always felt was a perfect fit. And that title is:
FIGHTING GRAVITY
What do you think?
I like it . . . Mourn the Sun didn’t hit me in the right places either. Keep us posted.
I really like it. Very nice.
I had the same struggle you had not long ago. Almost exact issue. I had a title that it always had been. Never considered changing it. Then one day I didn’t like it. It no longer conveyed the magnitude of the story how I wanted it. It became more about my MC finding the truth about himself, all while fighting an enemy he didn’t know how to conquer. So that’s when The Awakening became Bond of Darkness. Also a reused title from not too long ago, but it reflects more behind the story. From changing it, I was then better able to title my future projects with similar titles.
Thanks all! I’m pretty excited about it myself. 🙂
I like “Fighting the Pull” where the pull could be gravitational or anything that is pulling on you. Or pulling you in a direction you don’t want to go. OTOH, doesn’t have the ring that “Fighting Gravity” has. Fighting Gravity is definitely better than Mourn the Sun, which sounds a little too punny to me.
I like it much better. Now you just have to update your MS, Website and everything else ‘Mourn’ related.
Oh crap. I have to redo your cover….
🙂
xo