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A comment comes in from fellow Florida writer Bob Morris: "I can't write the first word of the first chapter until I have the title. Then it falls in place from there. That's how it worked with BAHAMARAMA and JAMAICA ME DEAD. I've got the title for the third one -- BERMUDA SCHWARTZ. Now all I have to do is come up with the 80,000 words that go with it."

I don't know about you guys, but I think Bob has the title gene. And he was too shy to mention it so I will. Bahamarama was an Edgar nominee for best first last year so it must have something going for it besides a good title. Check out MWA Edgar Awards

I know a couple writers who work like Bob -- everything flows from the title -- but I would be more paralyzed than usual if I waited. That said, nothing seems to fall into place under the title comes. And if that isn't a good excuse to be stuck on chapter 2 I don't know what is.