Trumpet Blast: The New Title for My Second Novel Revealed. Thank You, my Collaborators
Whew! Despite a few leaks in response to persistent pleas, I’ve waited to reveal the new title for my second book until today, my birthday, since this is such a huge gift to me. Thank you all for participating in the “game” to help me replace my perfect but rejected La Querencia with something equally “transcendent” but more accessible. And what a process it was. Every single suggestion sent led, step by step, to the final (by then obvious) selection.
You may recognize the new title (you may have recommended something close to it). There was a lot of consensus, so you may not be surprised. I actually thought a final title might be more “out there,” and require multiple rounds of dueling options, but as I pared down the (nearly 330-option) list for the reveal, my new perfect title simply emerged. Here it is with place-holding artwork.
It’s the Total Package.
Titles can take a while to “sink in,” but this one does a lot for the story.
The sunsets in San Miguel are breathtaking. As Rachel says in the book, “La Querencia is the perfect time before the end of life. A sunset is the most beautiful, last hurrah of the day.”
Shout Outs: Final Round
"Third Date," by Ken Probst. It exemplifies some of the antics of the characters in my novel.