RJ-11 title

fpw 08-31-2006, 11:30 AM

[SIZE="3"]Well, I've finally come up with a title: Bloodline. But I was wondering if plural might be better since so many of the novels use a plural noun for the title.

Bloodline

Bloodlines

Opinions?[/SIZE].

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Scott Miller 08-31-2006, 11:33 AM

fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]Well, I've finally come up with a title: Bloodline. But I was wondering if plural might be better since so many of the novels use a plural noun for the title.

Bloodline

Bloodlines

Opinions?[/SIZE].

I prefer the singular, unless in the book you're referring to multiple bloodlines.

Scott

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hford713 08-31-2006, 11:36 AM

Bloodline definitely provides more of a deft and sinister punch than the plural, IMHO.

On that note, didn't Sidney Sheldon author Bloodlines? (not that it makes a difference - after all, there's a new hardcover on the stands right now, entitled The Keep.) :-)

Marc 08-31-2006, 11:43 AM

hford713 Wrote:On that note, didn't Sidney Sheldon author Bloodlines?

Do you really want to anger her fans? Wink

webby 08-31-2006, 11:44 AM

I also prefer the singular Bloodline. Go with your first instinct.

[SIZE="1"](P.S. By my count, there are 5 singular titles and 5 plural titles in the RJ series so far.)[/SIZE]

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Keith the Elder 08-31-2006, 11:47 AM

Put me down for the singular

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hford713 08-31-2006, 11:47 AM

Marc B. Wrote:Do you really want to anger her fans?

I just checked. Sidney used the singular as well, and he's a guy!!!! :-)

Still, singular usage gets my vote. (Say it aloud. It's got a menacing ring to it.)

ccosborne3 08-31-2006, 11:59 AM

In my never ending quest to be different I will choose Bloodlines. To me it seems bloodier.

Any idea when it's going to be published?

I bet it will be late April.

Lisa 08-31-2006, 12:02 PM

I like the plural too. And isn't Sidney Sheldon a guy? LOL

Lisa

jimbow8 08-31-2006, 12:03 PM

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It depends on whether it refers to one bloodline or multiple bloodlines. It it is uncertain or ambiguous, I'd have to go with the plural.

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