Fiction authors, did you know there were 800,000 NEW TITLES published last year?

Just like singers and actors who think up things to make them stand out in a sea of their contemporaries, we must find ways to do the same.

I’ve received this advice this week: Target the right demographic, then focus on your book’s TITLE. Consider your book’s contents and then: 1) Write one that communicates the promise of your book, 2) Make it intriguing, 3) Be concise, 4) Create tension.

Last week, a few of you “voted” for your favorite (among three) title for my new book.

Since there was no clearcut “winner”, I broke my own rule by consulting AI. Here’s AI’s title, which I personally don’t like but realize it just might fit the above criteria: The Baby Between Us. 

Please weigh in on this one, if you’d like.

In addition to your input, I am going to visit a website that was recommended to me to test my title. It is called PickFu.com and I will let you know next week if it was helpful. I know there is a free trial available, but can’t seem to find the cost of joining this. (Not sure if it would be cost effective, either, since how often does one choose a title–once or twice a year?