howdy kids - happy new year!
Nothing Better carries on - and I'm planning/hoping to publish Volume 2 this year. with all the recent talk of Diamond raising their minimums I've had to do some thinking about how that will affect me as a publisher. the orders for Volume 1 would have been below these new minimums - so I assume Volume 2 would be as well. but Diamond is just our distributor to the Direct Market comics retailers - we also have a distributor for bookstores. so just because Diamond wouldn't order books, others would. it really only (possibly) changes how and where I would have the books printed - and how many.
the thing that's really been holding me back with Volume 2 though is I just can't come up with a good title. the books already laid out, I started the cover design... but I just can't settle on a subtitle. I've asked a few friends, talked it over with Cori a bunch of course, but still nothing. so I thought I'd reach out to the internet.
I'd like the title to correlate to Vol 1's "no place like home." i'd like it to, if possible, be an existing cultural phrase. i've written up some notes about Vol 2 to remind you of what happened and the themes of that book, along with some possible phrases/title suggestions.
IF SOMEONE COMES UP WITH A USEABLE TITLE I WILL REWARD YOU WITH SOME FREE BOOKS/ART/STUFF!
NB Volume 2 Summary and Title Ideas
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Main Developments
-jane loses her virginity
-jane continues to question her faith
-jane struggles with the idea of what God is to her
-katt is faced with the challenge of defining her beliefs - what DOES she believe in?
-katt struggles between art and science
-katt makes a discovery about her art (a leap forward)
-prof filson points out to both katt and jane that they're on a journey or quest and that everyone is essentially on the *same* quest
Theme
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the main theme/s of this volume seem to be that the characters feel ungrounded/untethered, like they've been released into the wild and have nothing to hold on to - they're grasping at straws. released into the wild also in terms of... they're totally on their own, doing all kinds of crazy, new things. also that they're embarking on this great journey or quest...
-empty and alone
-void of meaning
-on the same quest
-the journey is what's important
-reflections
-released into the wild
-into the wild
-untethered
-off the hook
-ungrounded
-anchorless
-seize the day
-flesh and blood
-higher learning
-virgin territory
-a whole new world
-cutting loose
-insecurity
-the undiscovered country
-into the great wide open
-all in the family
-brave new world
-losing my religion
-questions and answers
-no direction home
-get out the map
-some assembly required
-yellow brick road
-far from home
-on the road
-road to nowhere
-crossroads
-a way home
-the way home
give it some thought. THANKS!
