What's in a name?

Why do you think the author chose this title?

Can you think of a different title for the book?

 

Comments

[moderator]

Gary -- Welcome to the discussion! It's great to hear from you.

It's fascinating to hear the story behind the book's title -- thanks for sharing that!

[Gary W. Moore]

May I join in and give some background info? The working title for this book while I was writing it was "The Boy Who Loved to Catch." I knew it was not the right title but had not thought of another I liked. I considerd "Pride of the Egyptians" or "The Egyptian" but after consideration and many discussions, settled on "Playing with the Enemy."

The real question is ... "Who or what is the enemy?" :-)

Gary

[Gary Moore]

The original working title of this book was "The Boy Who Loved to Catch." I knew it was not the title I would choose, but it was what was on the original manuscript. I also considerd using "Pride of the Egyptians" but "Playing with the Enemy" seemed to fit so well on many levels. The real questions is ... "Who or what is the enemy?" :-)

I should have asked before I jumped in, but is it okay if I participate in the conversation?

Gary

Gary W. Moore
www.playingwiththeenemy.com

[moderator]

Susan -- good point about the contrast in the words, which catch one's attention.

[Susan]

The title is actually very interesting because of the contrast between the positive associations of the word "playing" and the negative associations of the word "enemy." It captures the imagination without resorting to sensationalism. I'm glad the title isn't something like "Bullets and Baseball."