Now that you’ve had the serious advice, here’s some fun with book titles!

• Martin at the NY Times suggests Noun + Number of Nouns or Somebody’s Something
• Promise how to change something
• Use satisfying numbers: 3, 7, 10, 99
• Hyatt offers four choices: Make a promise, Offer intrigue, Identify a need, Explain the content
• Some say you should use alliteration or spoonerisms

And here’s a fun little Best-Selling Title Generator

Try one of the following cliche titles:

• The Art of ______
• ______ For Dummies
• Transforming _______
• The Joy of [something not usually thought of as joyful]
• The End of [something people don’t usually want to end]
• Extreme _______
• The [something important] playbook/guidebook/handbook
• Breakthrough _______
• How to [verb] {adjective]
• [Outrageous Claim] – how something will do something
• The [number} Sins/Secrets of Something
• [Made-up Word You Sincerely Hope Will Become a Meme]

And once you’ve picked a title, just for fun here’s a Title Scorer to see if your title will hit Number One!