Lose a Letter, Gain a Story: A Blog for the Silly Season by James R. Coggins

Some of my writer friends like to play a little game. They have discovered that if you drop a single letter from the title of a famous book, you can come up with a title for a completely different story. It may sound silly, but, honestly, playing around with words is all writers do all day anyway. Following are a few examples. Use your imagination and consider what these new stories might be about.

Lord of the Rigs

Ale of Two Cities

Little Omen

Little Me

The Prince and the Paper

Seeping Beauty

Brave New Word

One with the Wind

Gone with the Win

Now White

Far from the Adding Crowd

Of Ice and Men

Lord of the Lies

The Tree Musketeers

Animal Arm

Oliver Twit

Leak House

The War of the Words

All Quit on the Western Front

Jane Eye

The Fir

How Green Was My Alley

Lack Beauty

The Lion, the Itch, and the Wardrobe

Canterbury Ales

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About jrcoggins

James R. Coggins is a professional writer and editor based in British Columbia, Canada. He wrote his first novel in high school, but, fortunately for his later reputation as a writer, it was never published. He briefly served as a Christian magazine editor (for just over 20 years). He has written everything from scholarly and encyclopedia articles to jokes in Reader’s Digest (the jokes paid better). His six and a half published books include four John Smyth murder mysteries and one other, stand-alone novel. In his spare time, he operates Mill Lake Books, a small publishing imprint. His website is www.coggins.ca

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