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Many people think that it is important to have a title before you begin writing the book, but I think you should never sit around waiting for the right title to strike before you start writing. Crack on with the story, put in the hard work, and the title will come eventually.

I find coming up with a title the hardest part of writing a novel.

I have a hard time recalling the titles of books.

I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.'

I don't remember ever having finished a book.

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

There's this trouble with books for me because I'm terrible at thinking of titles. The truth is, even with the titles that I've landed on in the end, they always feel wrong. I think it's because of this whole problem of having to package your book in a certain way.

The book doesn't end when you finish writing it.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.