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11/24/10

In which I find that my blog has a greater chance of being a best seller than Twilight

I misread the title of this post at Galley Cat as "Lulu Titlescorer Tests Your Blog's Title;" it was book in the original. But by the time I realized it, I had already plugged in "Charlotte's Library" and gotten my results--"The title Charlotte's Library has a 45.6% chance of being a bestselling title!"

EDITED TO ADD: If one considers "Charlotte's Library" to be figurative, my chances jump to 72.5%!!!!

I am encouraged (Twilight only gets a 36% chance) and happy to speak with publishers at any time.

Test your own blog's title here!
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8 comments:

  1. Gwendolyn B.November 24, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    Oooo! This could be fun - imagine all the different kinds of storylines that could be created under that title! Could be anything from scholarly to saucy! I think you should go for it!

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  2. tanita✿davisNovember 25, 2010 at 4:17 AM

    Thus cementing the well-known fact that I suck at titling anything - I was unable to get over 26% on any novel titles, and my blog - Fiction, Instead of Lies was only 10%.

    I give up.

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  3. UnknownNovember 25, 2010 at 4:46 AM

    The title ComaCalm's Book Reviews has a 20.1% chance of being a bestselling title!

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  4. AlexNovember 25, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    I scored a 26.9 on the title of my blog if the it is figurative, if it is literal the score is only 10.6.
    Retink the title or leave it alone?
    Anyway, that was fun(?)
    Thanks, Charlotte.

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  5. Kate CoombsNovember 25, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    Very fun! Book Aunt scored 41% if literal and 69% if figurative. (What will they think of next?)

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  6. CharlotteNovember 25, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    Thank you all for playing!

    I am now wondering, Kate, if I consider "Book Aunt" to be literal or figurative.

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  7. CharlotteNovember 25, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    And I ran "Mare's War", Tanita, which I though would have the same success as "Charlotte's Library" but I guess the concretness of Library trumps the abstraction of War. But don't give up--now you Know the Secret! I'm sure "Charlotte's Library" would work well as a title for your mg sci fi.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 2:18 PM

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