Thanks to the treasured advice from my friend, Christine Green, I have partnered with editor Nina Alvarez. She hails from Rochester, NY, and I think we make a good fit. Nina's been editing for several years and has some great success to show for it. I'm excited to have her onboard with this project. (I can't believe I hired an editor. It's exciting and unnerving. I swore I'd never do it.)
If you're a regular visitor to this blog, you may recall that Hellbent has been the working title of book #3. I like the name and it works with the story line, but there are at least a dozen other novels out there with the same title. The world doesn't need another.
You offered some amazing suggestions. Some were hilarious (thanks, Tiffany Paine), others quite nautical (thanks, Tim Farley), and some made sense only after a couple of glasses of wine (thanks, Lisa Perkins). After sorting through all of them, I have a tentative new title:
Southernmost Invasion: The Swarm
oooooo. I likey. Do you?
I've been battling the flu since before my last post, so I'll have to revisit this when the fever finally breaks. I liked the title Southernmost Swarm: The Invasion a little better at first, but I think it might be too hard for people to say. Please do me another favor and say it out loud. "Southernmost Swarm". Do it again. Is it hard to say? Does it sound odd? Now try doing the same thing with "Southernmost Invasion". Different experience, right?
To give proper credit:
- Invasion was suggested by Marie Pauly
- Invasion was suggested by Marie Pauly
- The Swarm was suggested by Tim Farley
(No, I don't play favorites to people whose last names ends with the "lee" sound.)
Thanks guys! You will both be officially thanked on the dedication page!
I added "Southernmost" to tie the title specifically to the Keys. Your thoughts on the new title are most welcome.
One blog post, some de-germing with Lysol, and it's back to the sofa I go. When will this damn flu ever end?
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