When I write a first draft, I always give each chapter a title. Even something as trite as ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation’ serves to focus and guide the writing. Think of each title as a separate tent into which you’re going to place a set of related ideas.
When those tents are assembled into a ‘village,’ you may well have written a best-selling novel.
The title may or may not be retained in the published book, but each working title serves as an essential guidepost for preliminary work.
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