I am buzzing today. I had a great morning editing and adding colour to my American novel with all I learnt/saw/absorbed in Massachusetts.
Then, this afternoon, I got the very welcome news that Louise Erdrich has granted me permission to use an adapted quote from her poem 'Advice to Myself' as the title for my Scottish novel, due spring 2014. Yipee! Louise is a novelist and poet and she owns Birchbark Books, a book shop in Minneapolis. How cool is that?
So, I can now reveal....drum roll... that the novel will be called The Closet of Savage Mementos. Next stop, the cover. Yay!
WOMEN RULE WRITER: Lit blog of Nuala O'Connor / Nuala Ní Chonchúir
12 comments:
brilliant title!
Congratulations! Fabulous title! x
Thanks, Vanessa - it means a lot that you rate it :)
Expatrunner - brilliant, thanks. I'm glad you like it - I have been mulling over it for ages. (Johanna, is that you?!)
A most intriguing title indeed. Delighted you get to use the quote! :)
Ah, thanks a million, Big Smokers. I'm happy out.
That is one stonkingly good title! Bravo.
Thanks so much, Sara. It means a lot when a writer/bookseller thinks its good!
Great title! And I love Louise Erdrich, so it's shaping up to be yet another great read!!!
Thanks Ems. Enjoy Saturday's icecapades - hope to see you afterwards at Tosnú for my launch. N x
DEADLY title!! I love it! Can't wait to see the cover next x
Yay, Kar! Glad you like :)
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