Drumroll please…
Phoenix Cells by Jen Braaksma
(Yeah… I like how that sounds 🙂 )
I always liked the idea that my title should relate to Lyra’s super cells, but I never liked the phrase “super cells”. I always hoped I’d come up with a better name for it, but nothing ever came to mind.
Until my youngest daughter traced out and gave to me a beautiful picture of a phoenix.
They always regenerate…
Like Lyra’s cells!
I tested it out: I changed the name of her “super cells” to “phoenix cells” as I revised the rest of the book. I liked it.
The title, then, seemed obvious, but still, I wanted to make sure it’s the name I’d be happy putting forward to the world. I tried all sorts of different combinations of “phoenix”, but I’m partial to clear and concise meanings. Lyra’s story stems from her phoenix cells–they always regenerate–so that’s what I’ll call it. (Unless a literary agent or publishers has a better idea, naturally 🙂 )
Phoenix Cells, the smash-hit, bestselling debut novel by Jen Braaksma.
Yeah… I like how that sounds.