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I love writing titles. Here are some of my titles on substack: “How to Skin A Gorilla” “Don’t Diagnose Me: I Was Born in a Cult” “Monsters I Have Known and Loved” “Despair is the Great Temptation” “Roadtrip” “Know Thyself” and more.

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That's a Substack thing, too! Every post forces you to pick a title and a subheading. After a couple hundred posts, one would think that one'd get good at picking titles. I'm not sure if it works that way.

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Works for me!

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And to think, Kelly, that when I click-slided my way into your "How to Skin A Gorilla" that - having a Silver Back Alpha Male Gorilla stepped in from the cold and sitting, with all to apparent attitude, on the mat in front of TV - I was naive enough to anticipate finding myself reading a how to text along the lines of "Teach Yourself How to Skin A Gorilla"...

Really enjoyed finding my curiosity tripping me in to finding and crossing the threshold of your Substack Kelly; content and substance was affirmative; now I'm just - wryly smiling in recollection of a moniker that Mary G bestowed on me yonks back in the annals of Story Club - going to prod said gorilla on the shoulder in the certain knowledge that when he turns to eyeball me he's guaranteed to get the shock of his life 🦍 turning, 🦍turned & being so shocked he's turned pussy cat ginger 🙀!

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It is! Each week, a little challenge. I learned to scan my post subheads for possible embedded tithes and usually find one that’s better than what I had for a working title. I believe that idea came from @sarahfay or was adapted from something she shared. If so, thanks Sarah!

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I'm gonna hire you to name my next short story! 😛

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WONDERFUL Titles that hook wth intrigue!

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These are great!

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I love these titles!

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