And it’s that conflict and struggle characters has to undergo that keeps us readers interested and in suspense. Will character succeed or won’t he? And when is this all going to happen? And how is it all going to happen?

3)Resolution

Something that starts has to finish, one way or another.

Once you have created great characters, which reader will come to care about, and you have placed them in conflict, that conflict at end of your story has to be resolved. The characters will achieve their goals or they won’t.

That doesn’t matter.

You can end your story as you please and as it suits your story – but you have to end it. Ending story means resolving conflict.

Does your theme contain character, conflict, resolution?

If you don’t have any magazines handy, take a look at: www.amazon.com (in books section.) See what titles are listed there. Or look at your bookshelf.

Compare them to your title.

Is your title compelling?

If you find that it could be better, here’s an effective way that will ensure you find best title for your story…

Read through your story and on a piece of paper jot down sentences and/or words that appealed to you as you read. Jot down as many as you come across – Don’t worry about editing them for now. Just note down all that grabbed you.

Then look at your characters. Is there something special about them, a word you could use in a title that will grab readers’ attention?

Now with list you have gathered, think about what you are saying in your story. Start crossing out words and sentences that aren’t directly relevant to it.

Select a few words and look through a thesaurus for a nicer sounding synonym.

Choose most appropriate group of words for title.

Remember… your title has to be one or a combination of below…

Intriguing Interesting Catchy Provocative Amusing