Hopefully this will be a quick question... I'm writing a short story and am not sure how to work this title.
The title is "Tick, Tock" Says the Clock
So, how do I show that in the manuscript?
"TICK, TOCK" SAYS THE CLOCK
and then when it's being referenced, would it be: "'Tick, Tock' Says the Clock" ?
Posted by Rahl22 (Member # 1411) on :
Or maybe the quotes aren't necessary:
Tick Tock, Says the Clock
?
Posted by Lullaby Lady (Member # 1840) on :
Personally, I like the title without the quotation marks.
~L.L.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
In a manuscript, you usually underline a reference to a title. In print, the titles are in italics. But I may not have a handle on what you're asking, exactly.
Posted by Michael Main (Member # 1421) on :
I'd say with or without quotes is fine, but I'd put a comma after tock if the quotes are used:
"Tick, Tock," Says the Clock
Posted by srhowen (Member # 462) on :
cover page with the title centered (on the page) in all caps, when you reference a title in a letter or query it is in all caps.
Shawn
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
That's only for the title of your own work, right? Umm...I guess that's what the question was about. I knew I was missing something.
Posted by Phanto (Member # 1619) on :
Nifty title. Me like. Good. Thumbs up.
Posted by wetwilly (Member # 1818) on :
I may be wrong (someone correct me if I am) but I think you're pretty much to do whatever you want in the title. I think you can pretty much keep or break whatever grammar rules you want, and nobody would care. Titles are pretty much free for whatever you feel like doing.
Posted by Jules (Member # 1658) on :
On the subject of grammar in titles, there's a story (I don't know whether its true or not) that when Anne McAffrey was trying to sell The Ship Who Sang, one editor sent it back (presumably unread), with the title "corrected" to "The Ship That Sang".
