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It seems that the method of assigning work titles can be roughly divided into three categories.

ねむ
Translated to English·

When you read this, do you give a title when posting your work?

I always give a title 🏷️

After reading various titles and analyzing how they're written, I think title styles can be categorized into the following three types!

① Sensory type👀
This type directly describes sensory information (especially visual) about the work. In other words, objective information. I often use this style.

② Conceptual type💭
This type includes abstract messages the author has embedded in the work. In other words, latent information. I think it's the most thought-intensive style.

③ Reaction type😄
This type expresses the author's own reaction to the work. In other words, subjective information. It's quite rare, but it's really fun to read.

Here's what this looks like illustrated↓
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(The illustration ended up too sparkly😂)

Also, some titles might fit more than one of the above types, or be difficult to classify…

And I welcome counterarguments (since this is just a hypothesis).

How do you all usually come up with titles? I'd love to hear from you✨

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たぬー·

Great insight. For me, it's probably ①—for example, I use titles like "Lavender and the Girl" or, since the protagonist is already set, something like "Turning Around in the Lavender Field," and then I write comments that feel like the impressions I want to leave in the comment section.

ねむOP·

Thank you for your kind words!
It's true that Tanu-san often uses titles that directly describe the state of the work, isn't it ☺️
I also write the description sections in the same way!

You do it well, don’t you?

ねむOP·

Thank you for your comment!
I wanted to learn various ways to come up with titles, so I thought about categorizing them~

Interesting observation 💕 Could this be your summer research presentation? 😁 Good 👌

ねむOP·

Thank you for your lovely comment✨
It really is perfect for summer vacation research presentations💡

まれん2·

I have all three, but the most common one is number 1~. Sometimes I have fun adding in a character's inner thoughts, lines, or sound effects.
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ねむOP·

Thank you for the helpful comment!
I also tend to have more works of type ①.
Right now, I’m reconsidering the classification and thinking of a fourth type, the "Speech type," where the work’s title is a line spoken by a character. ☺️

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