The ironic thing about my book on synopses...

...is that I can't work out a short enough title. LOL, as they say.

Would you like to have a bit of fun at the same time as learning something (perhaps) about title choices for ebooks? There's a free copy of the book (ebook - you can choose pdf or Kindle version) for the person who either comes up with the chosen title or whose suggestion is nearest. In fact, there will be two free copies going because I need a title and a subtitle and two different people might be needed. In fact, I may well end up giving more free copies to other helpful people. (Deadline this Friday...)

What you need to know about titles: 

1. The title needs to say very clearly what is in the tin - functional is better than pretty or clever-clever, though pretty and clever is pretty clever. Tweet Right was probably slightly too pretty/clever, though the subititle (The Sensible Person's Guide to Twitter) made up for it.
2. To succeed in the Google rankings, a non-fiction book's title/subtitle needs to contain a phrase most likely to be used by someone searching for information on the topic, and since Google rankings are the self-published and non-fiction author's best tool, I have to play that game. So, in this case, I imagine that the most likely search phrases would be:

• how to write a synopsis
• guide to writing a synopsis
• synopsis-writing
• help with writing a synopsis
• you get the picture (Not that.)

3. I don't feel that the plural, synopses, should appear in the title or subtitle.
4. The title should be as short as possible, though the subtitle can be longer. (The reason for the short title is purely aesthetic: the cover design for the Crabbit Publishing non-fiction list requires it. Also, my cover designer - hello, Andrew Brown - is very bossy.)
5. Obviously, I'm looking for the title and subtitle that will sell the most copies :)

Here are the ideas I'm currently playing with:

Title:
A. The/Your Synopsis - Short and Sweet
B. The/Your Synopsis Made Short and Sweet / Simple / Stressfree
C. How to Write a Synopsis
D. A Stressfree Synopsis / A Simple Synopsis
E. Make Your Synopsis Sparkle

Subtitle:
A. Taking the stress out of writing a synopsis
B. An expert's guide to writing a synopsis / synopsis-writing
C. How to write a great synopsis - stress-free
D. The synopsis made simple and stressfree
E. An expert helps you write a great synopsis

You get the picture. Please tweak, add, adapt, invent, mix it up, and practise your copy-writing skillz.

ALSO: please tell me the questions you want answered by the book. I think I know what you want to know but I'd hate to miss something out. Add your questions below. If you already added them to last week's post here, don't worry: I've got those and am on the case.