I’m working on an Sherlock Holmes script and I was wondering if the title I have is too long, It’s “The Boy of Honey and Glass” I’m also considering just calling it “Honey and Glass” and then after the title it just says “A Sherlock Holmes Adventure. What do you think? Is it too long? Which do you prefer? Thank you! :)
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Is this title too long?
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Nah. It reads like a Sherlock Holmes title.
The Man with the Twisted Lip.
The Five Orange Pips.
You good to go !
Thank you Peter!
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I'd go with "Honey and Glass" - has a built-in hook. Since just reading that sparks my curiosity. In general less is best, and hooking people with intrigue is HUGE. We all live in the land of short attention spans.
Thanks for the input Jean, I’ll have to think about it. Besides I don’t need it figured out quite yet. :)
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I'm putting in my vote for "Honey and Glass", definitely :)
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I like keeping Sherlock Holmes in the title.
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In the 8th grade I decided to read every single SH story I could find, one per week. Took a while. All of which means... NOTHING! I'd go with "Honey and Glass: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure".
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That’s what I have on my title page right now and I like it, thanks for the input Erik! :)
If you use It with Sherlock Holmes, then both will work. Without use "The Boy of Honey and Glass." Provides a better visual and title gives a visual picture.
"Honey and Glass."
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Why do you think the title is too long? Seems fine to me. Go with your gut. Whatever makes a reader want to pick up your script!
It’s just a lot longer than my other projects’ titles and idk, I’m probably going to go with “Honey and Glass” for now but I might change it later, Zach. :)
I like the longer one. Gives me GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO vibes.
Which is GOOD.