order of events

[marycatelli]

To write a story, you need the first ideas, enough to go on (varies from writer to writer), and then the first draft, and then any revisions, and then and only then do you really need to worry about sticking a name and cover on it. I was mentally calling A Diabolical Bargain by its working title of Nick Briarwood (I generally call them by the main character's name) up until less than a month before release, when someone suggested it.

Meanwhile a story, at least outlined, but barely into the first draft, is pothering about its title. Starting with The Princess Wakes From The Curse but eventually changing to The Enchanted Princess Wakes, which is still a bit long and possibly awkward on the cover.

sigh