Sunday, April 23, 2006

I may have come up with a decent working title for "the book":


THE CRYPTOTERRESTRIAL AGENDA

Indigenous Humanoids and the "Aliens" Among Us


Whaddaya think?
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12 comments:

Mac said...

I was a little wary of "Agenda," too, having read Marrs' book. I hadn't even considered Icke's. Yikes.

I'm hoping the C-word is unusual and compelling enough that it will turn a few heads. Try Googling it; I seem to have coined a genuinely new word.

9:04 PM
Paul Kimball said...

Mac:

From a sales point of view (which is what titles are all about), I think it's lousy (no offence - just being honest).

I think "Aliens Among Us? The Search for Cryptoterrestrials" would be better. "Searches" resonate with people (like a trasure hunt), and "Aliens Among Us" is more accessible than "cryptoterrestrials".

Paul

9:20 PM
Mac said...

Paul,

I like it. But there's already at least one book called "Aliens Among Us." I'd like to avoid that phrase in the main title, although it could very well fit into the subtitle.

9:40 PM
Unknown said...

don't forget to put a wikipedia entry in defining cryptoterrestrial

10:26 PM
Paul Kimball said...

W.M.:

Now that's clever!

Still, I think cryptoterrestrial in the main title is a bad idea.

Paul

11:28 PM
platts42 said...

I concurr with Paul about WM's suggestion.

I might add: The Agenda Agenda-Joking.

I look forward to reading it.

12:09 PM
platts42 said...

sorry. I like CT: The CryptoTerrestrial

12:14 PM
Mac said...

I think "cryptoterrestrial" might be staying in the title. Although it's a "big" word -- and arguably sort of intimidating upon first glance -- it's surprisingly user-friendly.

I mean, we see the term "extraterrestrial" batted around all the time. It's a "big" word, but it's very familiar (thanks, in part, to the movie "E.T.")

Likewise, "crypto" isn't all that arcane either, especially in the post-"Da Vinci Code" era.

And keep in mind that this is a book that's going to appeal to a speciality audience. People like *you*. So forget the fickle, easily intimidated "Chicken Soup for the Soul" demographic.

4:19 PM
platts42 said...

Chicken Soup Stores for the CryptoTerrestrial Soul.

There you go.

Are you going to cover the issue of Walk-Ins?

3:00 PM
Mac said...

Are you going to cover the issue of Walk-Ins?

No. I firmly believe that one should have an appointment.

3:07 PM
Paul Kimball said...

I'd better hear you tossing off pithy one liners like that in our interview! :-)

PK

11:32 PM
Mac said...

I'd better hear you tossing off pithy one liners like that in our interview! :-)

Now the pressure's on!

11:52 AM

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