The Good Title?

Recently a television show hit the airwaves called The Good Wife.

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When I first heard the title of this show I was intrigued.

I know Julianna Margulies plays the role of the good wife, but I wanted to know more about her character?

If she is a good wife, is there someone who is bad? The husband? The children? The dog?

Is the title telling the truth? Is she a good wife or is she really good at being bad?

Is she a spy? Is she a really good spy who lives vicariously as a good wife?

Is she a good wife because she’s passive to a husband’s deception? Is her husband a spy?

All these questions because of a really good title; that’s what the writers and producers want.

I haven’t had time to watch The Good Wife because I never have time to watch T.V., but I really like the title.

I had the opportunity to develop the title of a young adult novel I’ve written. Currently it’s called Colors of the Sea.

I’ve gone back and forth with different titles. I few of my other ideas have been:

The Mermaid’s Handbook to Marine Biology

Sea of Carson

The Dolphin’s Sermon

I’ve had a lot of compliments to the title of the blog My Dear Trash. I think the title is perfect for what Kelly and I do. We find value in what other’s throw out.

People have asked “How did you come up with the title?”

The title My Dear Trash originally came to me in a dark, disturbing dream and quickly became an idea for a new novel. I started writing about an abused girl who didn’t value herself much; a girl who viewed herself as trash. Throughout the course of the book and many complex, somewhat tragic situations, she learns to value herself. She finds love.

At points in my life, this girl has been me. I’ve had ups and downs, highs and lows, but love is what saved me; what finally showed me my worth.

After much thought, I stopped writing the novel. It was too depressing. I didn’t want to follow the main character into such difficult situations. I was no longer that girl.

A few weeks later, I had another dream. This time it was about something I love to do; thrift store shop. When I dream, I write the scenario in my mind (I think it’s because I spend so much of my time at the computer writing), so I was writing in long elaborate sentences about my shopping experience. I woke up and suddenly the title My Dear Trash had a whole new meaning to me. No more bad experiences, no more difficult journey’s to follow. These same three words made me happy and I couldn’t think of a more perfect title for a daily writing blog.

I hope you enjoy reading My Dear Trash and more importantly, I hope you know you are something special. I hope you know you have worth and the love you share helps others find value in their lives too. Strange, all those emotions can come from a title.