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"Name the Blog," she said.
July 23, 2007

When they asked me to write this blog on women's fiction, I was told to come up with a name for it.  While I wanted to talk about my passion, books, I also wanted to have discussions about what it is that makes books so personal and special to us.  With the conferences, I hoped to take you behind the scenes with the authors to see another side of them.   Beyond the Book seemed like the perfect fit.  

Well, imagine my dismay when I received an e-mail from the PW home office telling me I need to change the name.  Apparently, Beyond the Book is trademarked (and here I thought I had an original idea).  So, I sent off these suggestions:

Books and Beyond     After the Book     Books and More     More than Books     Babble about Books

Books Babble            Telling Tales          Talking Tales           Beyond the Blog      Book Blog

Dishing about Books


In response, I received a message asking if I could make it say something about women's fiction, so people would know the subject matter.

Being the team player that I am I suggested:

Menopause Manuscripts
Vagina Variety
Busty Books
The B(r)est Books Around
Menstration Memos
Nipple Notes
Pregnant Pauses

But not wanting them to think I'm a smart ass  (too late), I also included:

The Women's Lounge
Her Bookshelf
Books, she said
Books, she wrote
Her Booklist
What's she reading?
She said, "Book Me"
She Readings
Books for Her

None of these made the grade either.  So Dear Readers, I'm taking it to you.  Help me find a name for the blog.  I've got books from the RWA conference to send to the winner (blatant bribe).

Bottom Line:  A blog by any other name...










Posted by Barbara Vey on July 23, 2007 | Comments (46)


July 23, 2007
In response to: "Name the Blog," she said.
Marilyn AKA Playground Monitor commented:

When I stop laughing maybe I can think of something. :grin: I'm not very good with titles either but maybe something with "Blog-her" in the title?




July 23, 2007
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joysannoh commented:

Books for Belles? I not done laughing yet either.




July 23, 2007
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Erica Ann Stevens commented:

How about "Female Fiction - The Vey View" or "The Vey View on Female Fiction"?




July 24, 2007
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Danniele AKA Angel commented:

I like something with the Vey View in it, too. Oh, Barbara, did they know what they were getting into when they hired you?!?! I can just imagine the look on someone's face when they opened that email. (Although if it was a woman, she probably laughed like the rest of us...)




July 24, 2007
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Kira Sinclair AKA Instigator commented:

I'm in title limbo myself at the moment. We're trying to come up with something for my first book. I haven't heard anything back on the suggestions I sent in so I'm thinking they didn't fly. Are you sure you want me to take a crack at this? I like the Vey View The Flipside of Female Fiction Behind the Book Scene with Barbara Behind the Book with Barbara Women's Fiction Focus Women's Fiction Exchange




July 24, 2007
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Barbara Vey commented:

Kira, with that blog name you suggested, I can maybe see why none of your book title names were accepted. :)




July 24, 2007
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Kelley St. John commented:

Hey Barbara :) Cool topic! My picks ... The Vey View, Girl Talk, Bookin' it with Barbara, What Women Want, What Women Read I'll keep thinking on it ;) Kelley www.kelleystjohn.com




July 24, 2007
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mary s commented:

Hello Barbara! How about "Books & Beyond for Her" since we all need some reference to "Beyond the Book" to remember that great name for your blog!




July 24, 2007
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Meredith Schwartz commented:

Femme Fiction? Danger: Women Reading?




July 24, 2007
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Clea Simon commented:

I love The Vey View (does it rhyme with Bay View). Or, hey, if they want to get uppity with us, let's get highbrow with them: A Blog of Our Own. Our Bodies, Our Shelves Femme Fiction The Distaff Lounge ... ok, now I'm getting silly (but then again, my blog is "cats & crime & rock & roll"). - clea cleasimon.com




July 24, 2007
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JESSICA NAPP commented:

The Reading Woman or Ladies Night In




July 24, 2007
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Kira Sinclair AKA Instigator commented:

Ugh! I hate html :-) I typed in a nice column of names. Yeah, I guess it is a little long the way it showed up...




July 24, 2007
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Clea Simon commented:

sorry for the lack of punctuation -- I had the above titles as a list but that didn't work out -- I seconded Meredith's "Femme Fiction," and added "A Blog of Our Own," "Our Bodies, Our Shelves," (but that sounds like it could be medical), "The Distaff Lounge." I'm thinking "A Blog of Our Own" is my fave of my own suggestions!




July 24, 2007
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JOANN ROSS commented:

Having spent the past weeks coming up with a title to describe my upcoming RS trilogy (hard enough to come up with the book titles themselves this past April!), I'm hugely title brain dead. But I am LMAO at the second list of suggested titles. I also like Kelley's What Women Read, though given that we're such eclectic readers, that would have to include horror, thrillers, literary, etc, etc. I suspect part of the problem is that Women's Fiction, itself, is difficult to define.




July 24, 2007
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Barbara Vey commented:

Clea, you are right, Vey rhymes with Bay.:) You are all doing great with this. I knew I could count on you. Keep 'em coming!! {smiles}




July 24, 2007
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JOANN ROSS commented:

I LOVE Clea's A Blog of Our Own!




July 24, 2007
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Clea Simon commented:

Thanks, Joann. I envision a hand-drawn sign "no boys allowed" over the entrance... - clea www.cleasimon.com




July 24, 2007
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amy@wozabooks.com commented:

Thanks for the terrific early morning giggle. I vote for A Blog of Our Own. Amy (www.shakabaz.blogspot.com)




July 24, 2007
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MotherOf4 commented:

I like "What's She Reading?" Seems to get right to the point. That's my vote, anyway.




July 24, 2007
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MotherOf4 commented:

Another suggestion: Between the Lines, though that title says nothing about women. And I don't know if someone else is using that blog name. (www.carouselcommunications.com; my blog is offthebookshelf.blogspot.com)




July 24, 2007
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Elizabeth Hoyt commented:

Hey, Barb, nice seeing you in Dallas! Jade Lee and I have some WONDERFUL blog title ideas: Barbara's Babbling Women's Wonders Barbara's Bodacious Blog How's zat?




July 24, 2007
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Feminine Side commented:

Does the name have to be esoteric?




July 24, 2007
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Barbara Vey commented:

Elizabeth, it's scary to think of you and Jade together. :) As to the name, I like the word bodacious, it goes well with Barbara {grin} Feminine Side, I think the feeling is that the blog name should let people know kind of the subject matter of the blog. So, if we can think of a feminine sounding blog name, hopefully it will announce women's fiction. Of course, I welcome all readers and have had several men comment with great posts. The name is only to make it better and user friendly. The suggestions so far are amazing. Keep thinking of them.




July 24, 2007
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Amanda commented:

How about "Barbie's Bookroom"?




July 24, 2007
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Hope Tarr commented:

Hmm...hmmm... How's about: Femme Fiction? Women's Reads? Romancing the Book? (too genre specific?) It's a good thing my editor is good with titles, I think? Hope Tarr www.hopetarr.com




July 24, 2007
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Andi commented:

I like Babes in Bookland.




July 24, 2007
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Samantha Graves commented:

How about "Fiction, She Wrote" ?




July 24, 2007
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arnie commented:

some ideas I came up with. quick look at fiction books, fiction for females,I have a vey with female fiction,she said what?womens fiction..avey we go,vey ree intresting fiction,new vey to reveiw womens fiction. great blog btw




July 24, 2007
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arnie commented:

vey cation with womens fiction




July 24, 2007
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JOANN ROSS commented:

Babes in Bookland is cool. Or Bodacious Babes in Bookland. Or, loving alliteration. . . Bodacious Barb & Babes in Bookland. Just don't try to say that after too many mojitos at conference! :)




July 24, 2007
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arundhati deosthale commented:

How about W3( For, by and of the women)? or Wah! Women.Or Voice of Women?




July 25, 2007
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Dolphinover commented:

I hate to come up with names. I liked Books and Beyond or Books for Her.




July 25, 2007
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Barbara Vey commented:

There are some terrific names here. They will all be passed on to declare a winner, but we'll give it another week, so feel free to add any new ones you can think of.




July 25, 2007
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Lighthouse Lynda commented:

Barb I loved all the ones you came up with and I've been trying to think of something to describe what you do (okay so that can't be done!), but how about something like 'Behind the Cover of Romance Books'?? Or 'Between the Covers of Romance Books'?? After all you are talking about the stories in the books.




July 26, 2007
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mary s commented:

Thanks Barbara--for what I missed last night, your interview & photo of the "Kilt" author/book helped me out! Keep up the good work!




July 26, 2007
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mary s commented:

Sorry Barbara--forgot to mention that I really liked the blog name of "She said--Book me"! I'll vote for that one--so close to my heart & profession!




July 26, 2007
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Hilary Sares commented:

Hello--Sandy Blair's editor at Kensington, saying hi. How about BOOKS WE LOVE or BOOKS WOMEN LOVE or BOOK ME (I like the last one, catchy if somewhat suggestive of illicit activity). Nice blog, thanks for featuring Sandy, she's a lot of fun!




July 26, 2007
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Christy commented:

Wow, I get super busy at work and skip a few days here and look what happens!!! Ok, Barbara, I'll think on this for a while but my first thought upon reading this was: I read romance MOSTLY because of the Happily Ever After ending and I think alot of people prefer romance because of this. So how about, HAPPILY EVER AFTER with BARBARA VEY. (As if THAT'S not trademarked, lol) BTW, I kind of like Busty Books myself, lol




July 26, 2007
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RevDeb commented:

Pesonally i like "Nipple Notes" but ah well.. Something with Bodacious would be good or Vey's View ?? Or Beyond Balls?




July 26, 2007
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Barbara Vey commented:

RevDeb -- Did you really suggest Beyond Balls?? -- That's fantastic!!




July 26, 2007
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Marilyn AKA Playground Monitor commented:

It just hit me -- Vey Watch.




July 27, 2007
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Kat Brokaw commented:

How about Love; as a Lifestyle..?




July 28, 2007
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JET commented:

How about a play on the song title "What a girl wants?" with "What a girl reads" - however that might seem like this is aimed at a younger audience than what you have. One of my book clubs turned down the name "The Happy Bookers' so I will offer that one up for debate. I was one of the few who were tickled by that one. Does Vey rhyme with tea or bay though? You could have "Vey of Life" if it rhymes with bay. Maybe Booking through Rose Colored Glasses?? The possibilities just boggle the mind... Jenne




July 29, 2007
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Katy commented:

Oh, my goodnes! I love this blog! Too funny! I am horrible with titles...but stemming off the last post.. "Girls just wanna read"




July 30, 2007
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JET commented:

Another one to mull over - Femme Fiction. Jenne




August 1, 2007
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JET commented:

Yikes - I didn't see that someone else submitted the Femme Fiction. I apologize about mistakenly plagiarizing that. Jenne





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