Long Book Titles
Some of my favorite books are: “The Graveyard Book” “The Counterfeit Agent” “700 Sundays” “Hunt for the Red October” “The Pillars of the Earth” “Call of the Wild” “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” “Cryptonomicon” “The Last Lecture” and “Neverwhere.” These titles are straightforward, simple, and compelling. Yet…
It seems there is a new trend. Titles have exploded into multi-sentence sagas. It is like those ‘70s cars that, after you turned off the engine, they keep running (dieseling). To give you an idea of the problem, I went to Amazon and copied this:
Taking Charge Of Your Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Overcoming GAD, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety, Phobias, OCD, and PTSD with Neuroscience, CBT, and Lifestyle
The ChatGPT Millionaire: Making Money Online has never been this EASY (Updated for GPT-4) (Chat GPT and Generative AI Mastery Series)
ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors: How to Use ChatGPT to Write Better, Faster, and More Effectively (Tips that help you generate ideas, research topics, and maximize your productivity; GPT-4 Update)
Texting Mr. Mafia: Curvy Girl, Age Gap Romance (Texting the Marino Mafia Book 1)
Always You: A Billionaire Romance, Cinderella Retelling Romance Standalone (It Was Always You)
Corporate Finance: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Reporting, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Financial Management, and Financial Statements
52 Smart Habits to Manage Your Money and Grow Wealth: Discover How to Improve Your Finances in 10 Minutes a Day (Smart 10-Minute Habits for a Better Life Book 2)
Money On Autopilot: 7 Simple Strategies to Achieve Financial Freedom. A Financial Literacy Book to Maximize Your Income and Live the Life of Abundance.
Don’t Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering (Beyond Suffering Book 1)
Money Skills For Teens & Young Adults You Won’t Learn in School: 8 Simple Ways to Manage Money, Start a Side-Hustle, Create a Positive Financial Mindset & Learn Lit Money-Making & Job-hunting Ideas
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and ... (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
Canning Meat Cookbook for Beginners: USDA & NCHFP Approved Recipes for Preppers, Homestead, Dummies and Beyond - Enjoy 1500+ Days of Flavorful Meal Storage at Home with Pressure Mastery
Unleashing the Power Within: Mastering Your Mind and Defying All Odds on Your Journey Through Life (Self Help Books For Men and Women, Relationships, Anger Management and Emotions)
Die With a Smile: Spiritual Laws of Success (The Uncensored Guide to Practicing Spirituality without Religion: Transcending the Ego, Finding Inner Peace)
Women’s Role in World Religions: Comparative Religion: Exploring the Historical and Contemporary Role of Women in Major Religious Traditions
Her Cowboy’s Reluctant Heart: A Sweet Western Romance Novel (Cowboy Brothers of Hart’s Ridge Ranch Book 1)
AI Entrepreneur’s Handbook: Build a Profitable Business and Make Money by Unleashing the Power of ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (Includes 150+ ChatGPT prompts to turbocharge your business)
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (The ParentData Series Book 1)
What is going on? The authors include the book description in the title, which results in too much information. Like:
ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors: How to Use ChatGPT to Write Better, Faster, and More Effectively (Tips that help you generate ideas, research topics, and maximize your productivity; GPT-4 Update)
If this were any longer, we would not need to buy it. Hey, ChatGPT. Please simplify this title. “ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors” Great job!
The other issue is that the titles do not make grammatical sense:
Self Help Books For Men and Women, Relationships, Anger Management and Emotions
That is (almost) a sentence, but where is the period?
I suppose all media goes through changes. In the ’50-60s westerns were all the rage: Bonza, The Rifleman, Wagon Train, and Death Valley Days. That trend died out in the ‘70s and is again becoming popular with programs like Yellowstone. I guess people like what they like, which means long titles are what is in. Should I follow this trend?
Interviewing Immortality: The story of a 500-year-old woman who forces an author to record her story: Book one in the Immortality series: The first book I wrote: It is worth reading: My mother even likes it (Have you seen how much groceries cost? Yeah, please buy this book)
You’re the best -Bill
May 29, 2024
