Name Game

When I was ummming and ahhhing, trying to think up a clever name for my new publishing business, I contemplated the name "Rose Tinted Publishing" for a while.

I rather like it. It conjures up visions of a clever person in spectacles, and delightfully English rose gardens, darling. And, like a rose, I think of myself as a bit of a late bloomer in life; at 41, I'm still wondering what I'm going to do when I grow up.

So, wanting to get some feedback on my new name, I texted the most instantly judgemental and outspoken person I know, to ask what she thought of Rose Tinted Publishing. "Fabulous" she blurted - if it's possible to blurt via text - "but doesn't it have negative connotations of delusion?"

So with a sorry heart I scrapped that lovely name and now I'm in the market for another idea. Meanwhile, my new publishing venture is making slow but steady progress. I'm scared of making a mess of it, but giddy with excitement! I have a new notepad, a new fine-tipped pen, and no delusions whatsoever.