New titles

A fellow writer told me once he was not interested in titles.  The impression was that he thought the title did not matter.  I suppose they are somewhat superfluous--a great title does not make a bad book a great read nor would a bad title cause a good book to be something else.  But in the world of marketing and first impressions the title plays a role. 

The first book in the Pacheco and Chino Mystery series is entering the final stages before it will be released.  As part of that process there has been a review of the title.  The working title has been "Hot Springs Inn Mystery".  I sort of liked that title but could not have mystery in the title since the new subtitle was going to be "A Pacheco and Chino Mystery". 

Like most things in life there is no one answer that is right.  It is only opinion.  I tried out several ideas and ended up with "Truth, Lies and Consequences".  This book should be published in late November or early December.

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