New Name?

Well, see here is the problem with naming a blog after a title of a book that is not published yet. The possiblitiy exists that you might want to change the book. Which is exactly what is happening to me now. For so long now, I have assumed the title of my book is Beyond a Lifetime. After going through so many titles, that one just seemed to fit. It described the key aspect of the book, that it took place in a time beyond a lifetime, and I thought it was attention grabbing. Well, it is said that if you are the creator of something, you should never get too attached to that creation. How that can be done, I don't know. It is like saying "that kid you helped concieve; don't fall in love with him.her." Sure, ask any parent how possible that is! But, the problem with falling in love with something is you lose objectivity about it. Well, that isn't entirely true. I mean, I can look at my daughters and see their faults, even though I love them. But, a living being is not the same type of creation is it? I can see my daughter's faults, but I cannot change them. I can encourage a change in behavior, but it is solely up to them what happens. And the older your children seem to get, they can view your encouragement as an unwelcome intrustion at best, or it can work against them wanting to make a change. Now, I have one teenager and one fresh out of her teens. So, this interplay between parent/child may change as both get older. For me at least, that remains to be seen.

But I digress. Recently, I shared the title with someone I had met. They liked the concept of the book, but thought the title worked against it. My wife, who was listening, said that she thought the same thing. So, I have begun revisiting the title. Doing this allows me to believe that this is the reason the book has not been published yet...because the title needed to be changed first. It remains to be seen if this will make the difference, but having waited so long for something to happen with this book, any excuse as to why it is not being read by every human being in the known universe is a welcome excuse. So, I have a list of possible names, but there appears to be a top two in my mind. Not that I expect any kind of response to a blog, but just in case, I am going to list them here and anyone can feel free to add their two cents. Since I no longer have a website that describes the novel, just let me know if either title makes you want to pick up a book with that on the cover. Without further adieu, here are the top two:

Life in Deathtime
Spirit

Okay, let the voting begin. All votes must be entered by 12:01 am PST by January 1 2010, or until the book is actually published. Let's hope the latter comes before the former.

Well, that is all for now. Life has been very interesting of late, but I don't feel like sharing right now. Check back for further updates.