I am currently making the decision to either attempt to publish one large novel or break it into five parallel shorter novels that have loose connections. I am leaning to producing the five stories. I would appreciate input.
If I complete the first story as a single novel I plan on going with one of these two titles:
Humanity Frayed
A Chaos of Butterflies
The first is simple and ties to how people view this world in dreams and visions.
The second gets to the chaos they encounter in this new world and the resultant impacts they cause. Of course, the reference is to Chaos Theory.
If I go with the five novels I am struggling with how to title them. One thought is to reference the main characters in the title with the overall title as a header. For example:
Humanity Frayed: The Book of Brigid
The other idea is to reference something significant to their story:
Humanity Frayed: Spectral Shift
I like the first because it has a classical connotation to me of characters of such significance their deeds are recorded for posterity. I also think it may emphasize that these first five stories are parallel story lines and not serial. I like the others because they are more poetic and reflect the diversity of the storyline. When reading the first few chapters of most of the books this seems simply like a zombie apocalypse on another world, but that is only the tip of the iceberg.
The individual titles would be between these choices I think:
The Book of Brigid or Spectral Shift
The Book of Jessica and Aemelia or The Fell Queen
The Book of Brandan and Corona or The Skein of Love
The Book of Gerry or The Byway Ascension
The Book of Arthur and Ilbir or The Bear and The Leopard
This is also the order I intend to complete the works.
My next post will contain short descriptions of each of these main characters.
Thank you.