I'm over 30,000 words into this now, on page 105, and I would say that would put me about one third of the way through. And it's only now I think I have a title. As you know my working title is John Dunn of Zululand. But I've also said that I don't want a title like that.
Heart of a Zulu. I like it. It's not definite yet. I remember for my first two novels, KILLER OF KILLERS and THE VASE, both of them had different working titles at first. But when I came up with those titles, I was sure about them. Right now, I like Heart of a Zulu. It has a good ring to it.
I was writing the scene today (finally) when Cetshwayo, the Zulu king meets John Dunn. And it becomes evident to Cetshwayo that Dunn is the kind of guy that he likes. He sees in him the bravery, the guts, the gall, and everything else that he requires in his Zulu warriors. So Cetshwayo says to his advisors after Dunn leaves that he has the 'heart of a Zulu.' And then I thought, Hey, yeah. That could be the title right there.
I'll sleep on it.
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