After a week of outlandishly funny suggestions, the Romance Title Generator is ready. To create your own romance title, simply select a handful of words from the lists below. For example:
The Castronian Prince's Mysterious Reporter
Bought for the Billionaire Mechanic's Oleaginous Pleasure
Claiming His Concubine Bride
As promised, the list now has its own page for easy reference. Have fun, ladies.
Exotic locale
Castronia
Kyalonia
Aniketos
Euphrasia
Andulasa
Eapretia
Agrada
Crete
Rome
Capri
Mediterranean
Caribbean
Southern
Capitol
Estate
Manor
Castle
Penthouse
Suite
Trailer (Park)
Hero
Rocket scientist
Honest politician
Best-selling novelist
Chef
Billionaire
Millionaire
CEO
Prince
Duke
King
Sheik
Cowboy
Rancher
Shipping magnate
Human Resources Director
Senator
Archeologist
Mechanic
Artist
Musician
Doctor
Master Gardener
Naval Commander
Pirate
Engineer
Actor
Model
Cartographer
Rogue
Boss
Playboy
Soldier
Father
Stranger
Laird
Lord
Earl
Chieftan
Gentleman
Detective
Cop
Spy
Reproductive Endocrinologist
Heroine
Bride
Mistress
Secretary
Enemy
Princess
Tourist
Virgin
Prisoner
Stowaway
Nanny
Teacher
Nurse
Doctor
Wedding Planner
Caterer
Television Host
Reporter
Waitress
Stable hand
Single Mom
Paralegal
Waif
Wife
Housekeeper
Innocent
Love-slave
concubine
harem girl
lassie/lass
starlet
Adjective
Pregnant
Reluctant
Captive
Secret
Mysterious
Passionate
Wicked
Innocent
Virginal
Sudden
Ruthless
Chivalrous
Lustful
Heart-breaking
Devilish
Angelic
Devoted
Fearless
Courageous
Enchanted
Wanton
Oleaginous
Lascivious
Wistful
Yearning
Devestating
Undercover
Fugitive
Deceitful
Expectant
Stormy
Bought
Red-hot
Sexy
Notorious
One-night
Convenient
Inconvenient
Forced
Royal
Reclusive
Untamed
Dark
Innocent
Public
Impatient
High stakes
Private
Cruel
Tortured
Highland
Daring
Verb
Bought
Stolen
Bought and paid for
Purchased
Seduced
Ransomed
Married
Kidnapped
Abducted
Punished
Abandoned
Jilted
Attracted
Enthralled
Captivated
Masqueraded
Hidden
Surrendered
Tamed
Kissed
Cherished
Adored
Worshipped
Ravished
Disputed
Desired
Tempted
Hijacked
Bonded
Redeemed
Wedded
Tricked
Blackmailed
Failling
Hired
Claiming
Revealed
Married
Taken
Extra element
Baby
Revenge
Marriage
Surprise
Twins
Seduction
Bargain
Acquisition
Merger
Inheritance
Wedding
Pleasure
Showing posts with label romance title generator. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romance title generator. Show all posts
Monday, February 7, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Romance title generator: That Extra Something
I apologize for posting this so late. I'm not feeling well today, so I stayed in bed for the morning.
What exactly do I mean by extra element? Essentially, this is anything that commonly shows up in a romance title but doesn't fit into any of the other categories. Baby and Revenge are two examples that come to mind immediately.
We're almost to the end of this project. Monday I'll post the complete list, and we can spend the week creating bizarre and random romance titles. The Romance Title Generator will also have its own page on my blog for easy access whenever you need a laugh.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verbs
Saturday: Extra element
What exactly do I mean by extra element? Essentially, this is anything that commonly shows up in a romance title but doesn't fit into any of the other categories. Baby and Revenge are two examples that come to mind immediately.
We're almost to the end of this project. Monday I'll post the complete list, and we can spend the week creating bizarre and random romance titles. The Romance Title Generator will also have its own page on my blog for easy access whenever you need a laugh.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verbs
Saturday: Extra element
Friday, February 4, 2011
Romance title generator: Verbs
The last two elements of romance titles, while easy to spot, are not as ubiquitous as sheiks and pregnant secretaries. Here are a few examples to get you thinking.
Bought by the Billionaire Prince
Stolen by the Sheik
Purchased for Revenge
His Bought and Paid for Bride
Once again, those are real titles. (I could go into a long ramble at this point about why titles that subjugate women sell... to women. I won't though, as the purpose of the game is to have fun, not get caught up in the psychology of marketing.) I've got a long list of verbs that I collected in my research today, but I'm very curious to see what you come up with. Some of your non-traditional answers have been hilarious. I'm especially interested to read The Oleaginous Human Resources Director's Pregnant Hairstylist.
Grammatical disclaimer: I realize that many of the verbs and verb phrases in romance titles are used as adjectives. However, they are still verbs and thus deserve their own column in the matrix.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verbs
Saturday: Extra element
Bought by the Billionaire Prince
Stolen by the Sheik
Purchased for Revenge
His Bought and Paid for Bride
Once again, those are real titles. (I could go into a long ramble at this point about why titles that subjugate women sell... to women. I won't though, as the purpose of the game is to have fun, not get caught up in the psychology of marketing.) I've got a long list of verbs that I collected in my research today, but I'm very curious to see what you come up with. Some of your non-traditional answers have been hilarious. I'm especially interested to read The Oleaginous Human Resources Director's Pregnant Hairstylist.
Grammatical disclaimer: I realize that many of the verbs and verb phrases in romance titles are used as adjectives. However, they are still verbs and thus deserve their own column in the matrix.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verbs
Saturday: Extra element
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Romance title generator: Adjectives
Our novels so far take us from Agrada to Castronia to Kyalonia. They are filled with princes and virgins, sheiks and nannies. But what kind of princes and nannies are they? Reluctant? Pregnant? Vengeful? Only you can decide! (Just trying add a bit of drama to the proceedings...)
The creators of romance titles are clearly not admonished to tighten up their writing. While authors are told never to use two words when one will suffice, in romance titles we find such winning combinations as billionaire magnate or innocent virgin. Of course, sometimes rather than being redundant, the titles are illogical. Who's ever heard of a virgin mistress or an inexperienced love-slave?
I know you many of yesterday's heroines included the adjectives. Go ahead and repost those today, in addition to any others you can think of. Remember, these are describing any aspect of the title--the hero, heroine, marriage (of REVENGE!!), the baby... anything.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
The creators of romance titles are clearly not admonished to tighten up their writing. While authors are told never to use two words when one will suffice, in romance titles we find such winning combinations as billionaire magnate or innocent virgin. Of course, sometimes rather than being redundant, the titles are illogical. Who's ever heard of a virgin mistress or an inexperienced love-slave?
I know you many of yesterday's heroines included the adjectives. Go ahead and repost those today, in addition to any others you can think of. Remember, these are describing any aspect of the title--the hero, heroine, marriage (of REVENGE!!), the baby... anything.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Romance title generator: The Heroine
You guys definitely outdid yourselves with the heroes. We had the complete list of classics, from princes to sheiks to magnates, and then there were the random, over the top suggestions like best-selling author and human resources director.
Now we're moving on to the heroine. I'll get the obvious descriptor out of the way: pregnant. My coworkers and I spent at least five minutes today listing all the different ways women are said to be pregnant in romance titles. My favorite was pregnant and surprised--one I'm sure I've actually seen!
Don't forget, it's not always the man who's the prince. Sometimes, the heroine is a princess and the man is a completely unacceptable match for her. I'll leave it to you to figure it out from here.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
Now we're moving on to the heroine. I'll get the obvious descriptor out of the way: pregnant. My coworkers and I spent at least five minutes today listing all the different ways women are said to be pregnant in romance titles. My favorite was pregnant and surprised--one I'm sure I've actually seen!
Don't forget, it's not always the man who's the prince. Sometimes, the heroine is a princess and the man is a completely unacceptable match for her. I'll leave it to you to figure it out from here.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjectives
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Romance title generator: The Hero
Yesterday we made a list of the far-flung places where romance novels take place. Your suggestions were hilarious. These do occasionally make their way into the title; for instance, "The Agradan Prince's Lovechild of Revenge."
Today we're moving on to perhaps the single most important element: The Hero. Is he a prince? A sheik? A billionaire? You decide. Once we've exhausted the commonly used professions, feel free to make some up. After all, this list is in the interest of fun.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjective
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
Today we're moving on to perhaps the single most important element: The Hero. Is he a prince? A sheik? A billionaire? You decide. Once we've exhausted the commonly used professions, feel free to make some up. After all, this list is in the interest of fun.
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjective
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
Monday, January 31, 2011
Romance title generator
The Billionaire's Fake Engagement
The Sheik and the Virgin Secretary
Crown Prince, Pregnant Bride!
The Italian's Passionate Revenge
What do these titles share in common? They belong to real books. Series romance publishers seem to use a simple title matrix for their books. In column one, there is a list of hero descriptors--billionaire, sheik, prince, Italian, Texan, etc. Column two would be heroine descriptors; such as virgin, secretary, bride, pregnant, or captive. Add an adjective (fake, passionate) and one other element (revenge, secret, lovechild), and stir gently. Voila! One romance title!
Well, if they can do it, why can't we? This morning on Twitter we were giggling over the repetitive nature of these titles and we decided to create a Romance Title Generator. Each day this week I'll post a category, and you can list suggestions in the comments. Here's the schedule--start thinking!
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjective
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
I'll post the list in its entirety on Sunday, and we can amuse ourselves by creating fake romance titles from the possibilities.
ETA: Several people asked why I didn't start today, so I added a location. These novels are generally set in exotic locations, oftentimes European countries that exist on no real maps. Create a Greek isle, or a small Italian principality, or an emirate hidden deep in the Arabian desert.
My offering is Castronia, a small Italian speaking principality in the Adriatic sea. Where is your novel set?
Disclaimer: The point of this is not to make fun of the actual books. Though they are certainly brain candy, I've read a fair share of series romance novels. However, even an avid reader of the books must admit that the titles are formulaic to the point of ridiculousness at times.
The Sheik and the Virgin Secretary
Crown Prince, Pregnant Bride!
The Italian's Passionate Revenge
What do these titles share in common? They belong to real books. Series romance publishers seem to use a simple title matrix for their books. In column one, there is a list of hero descriptors--billionaire, sheik, prince, Italian, Texan, etc. Column two would be heroine descriptors; such as virgin, secretary, bride, pregnant, or captive. Add an adjective (fake, passionate) and one other element (revenge, secret, lovechild), and stir gently. Voila! One romance title!
Well, if they can do it, why can't we? This morning on Twitter we were giggling over the repetitive nature of these titles and we decided to create a Romance Title Generator. Each day this week I'll post a category, and you can list suggestions in the comments. Here's the schedule--start thinking!
Monday: Exotic location
Tuesday: Hero
Wednesday: Heroine
Thursday: Adjective
Friday: Verb
Saturday: Extra element
I'll post the list in its entirety on Sunday, and we can amuse ourselves by creating fake romance titles from the possibilities.
ETA: Several people asked why I didn't start today, so I added a location. These novels are generally set in exotic locations, oftentimes European countries that exist on no real maps. Create a Greek isle, or a small Italian principality, or an emirate hidden deep in the Arabian desert.
My offering is Castronia, a small Italian speaking principality in the Adriatic sea. Where is your novel set?
Disclaimer: The point of this is not to make fun of the actual books. Though they are certainly brain candy, I've read a fair share of series romance novels. However, even an avid reader of the books must admit that the titles are formulaic to the point of ridiculousness at times.
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