I have had no end of possible titles and sub titles for my book about Manhattan doctor Henry Dawson's selfless wartime penicillin project.
But most end up being delegated to chapter titles (I'm frugal !) because they are too obscure, too long winded or simply not melodious enough to be a main title.
Agape Penicillin sounds too harsh and too un-melodic to be a book title , as accurate as it is.
But Penicillin Agape does sound poetic enough for a main title.
And my sub-title (wartime Manhattan's other project) is easy-to-figure out yet fully accurate, while subtly implying itself as a peace-loving (agape, right ?) alternative to the better known war-making Manhattan (capital "P") Project.....
But most end up being delegated to chapter titles (I'm frugal !) because they are too obscure, too long winded or simply not melodious enough to be a main title.
Agape Penicillin sounds too harsh and too un-melodic to be a book title , as accurate as it is.
But Penicillin Agape does sound poetic enough for a main title.
And my sub-title (wartime Manhattan's other project) is easy-to-figure out yet fully accurate, while subtly implying itself as a peace-loving (agape, right ?) alternative to the better known war-making Manhattan (capital "P") Project.....
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