Basically, my book follows three main characters: Edward, the Dark One and our protagonist. He's pretty damn evil, grumpy, and a jerk. His goal in life is to burn down as many villages as possible, and behead as many people as possible -- especially the Chosen One. He is unable to be killed or imprisoned because he is protected by a smoke-like magical entity. He also has a little girl as a traveling companion who ran away from home and follows him -- much to his annoyance. Prince Owyn, the Chosen One and our antagonist. He's a pompous little shit who's morally grey at best, and a piece of shit at worst. Still, for him, the ends justify the means. His ultimate goal is to kill the Dark One, and stop his reign of terror. He has a magical sword that gives him the power of foresight, and after it tells him that there is a secret weapon that can kill the Dark One in the salt mines, he begins forcing people to go there to mine. Zella, a fourteen-year-old orphaned slave in the mines. Unbeknownst to Prince Owyn, she's the weapon that can kill the Dark One. She has strong powers that make her pretty much the most powerful person in all the land. Her and her friends end up revolting against the crown, and taking over the mines. She becomes the Katniss Everdeen of this story, wherein she doesn't necessarily lead the revolt, but she's the face of it. Anyways, the whole thing will be a big power struggle between all of these three. It will be a high fantasy comedy, and really having trouble with the title. Some idea I have at the moment: Smoke and Glass (the current working title, but concerned that this sounds too much like a romance, lol) Stalemate of Shadows The Shadow, The Sword, and The Slave The Scourge, The Seer, and The Saviour The Terror, The Teller, and The Tempest Don't Root for the Prince Yet Another Good Guy Bad Guy A Sword Named Eric
Also, thought about something stupid like "This Book Has Really Short Chapters." Most are like 1-4 pages, lol.
There's a lot of symbolism in salt, and since you chose to set this story in the salt mines it might be an idea to include salt in the title.
Oh, I agree, especially coming from a screenwriting background. It's why it's so easy for screenwriters to adapt James Patterson books. Thinking about using this title because it's humorous (the book is humorous), but I'm not sure, because I also want to attract readers of serious fantasy (like Got, Shadow & Bone, etc.). Because while my action lines and descriptions can be humorous, the story itself is still serious.
