Generate title options for your book using the naming agent.
What This Does
- Reads your project materials (README, themes, characters, world)
- Extracts potential naming seeds (objects, places, themes, contradictions)
- Generates 8-12 title candidates using proven strategies
- Searches to verify titles aren't already taken
- Rates availability and genre fit
- Provides ranked recommendations
Usage
/fiction:naming # Generate titles for current project
/fiction:naming /path/to/project # Generate for specific project
Output
For each recommended title:
- Strategy used — Object, place, character, theme, etc.
- Why it works — What makes this title effective
- Availability — Clear, Caution, or Taken
- Genre signal — What readers will expect
Availability Checking
The agent searches for each candidate:
- Exact title matches on Goodreads, Amazon
- Similar titles from well-known books
- Potential confusion with existing works
Note: Book titles can't be copyrighted, but sharing a title with a famous book hurts discoverability.
Title Strategies
The agent generates candidates using:
- The Object — Significant item (The Kite Runner)
- The Place — Key location (Wuthering Heights)
- The Character — Protagonist name (Jane Eyre)
- The Theme — Abstract made concrete (Atonement)
- [Noun] of [Noun] — Classic scope (House of Leaves)
- The [Person] + [Location] — Thriller staple (The Girl on the Train)
- The Contradiction — Tension in words (Brave New World)
- The Cultural Echo — References readers know (East of Eden)
When to Use
- Project is ready for a final title
- Current title feels weak or generic
- Preparing to publish or pitch
- Series planning (title patterns that extend)
- Want to validate an existing title choice
After Naming
- Test favorites with target readers
- Check domain/social availability if relevant
- Coordinate with
/fiction:cover— title and cover should work together