Thanks to all the readers who submitted suggestions for titles for the new Woefield. There were many excellent candidates (all can be found on my facebook page under May 26, 2014). You will laugh, you will cry. You will think, WTF?
Here are a few of the suggestions:
(You Can) Lead a Mule to Woefield (Karen Rivers)
Muletyde Greetings from Woefield Farm (Charlotte Gray)
The Woefield Mule Cooperative (Heather Davis)
Back to Woefield, Ass in Tow (J. Penney Burton)
Oh Woe the Mule
The Republic of Woefield
Woe Until Woefield
One of my faves came via Kristine Paton. She not only suggested a great title, but even mocked up a cover.
So charming!
Thank you, Kristine.
It seems that we’re going to go with the working title, Republic of Dirt, but we’re going to add a subtitle: A Return to Woefield Farm. (This subtitle was suggested by Lisa McGregor and also by my editor, Iris. Great minds!)
Here is a rough draft of the cover, which matches the Canadian cover of the first book.
A hearty thanks to Alan Jones, designer.
I think a mules have the ability to jazz up anything, including fields and barns. In fact, they might be the next birds! I encourage everyone to take the time right now to doodle a mule onto your notepad, hand, T-shirt or iPad cover. See? The thing that has been mule-ified looks better and it makes you smile. Why? Because mules are excellent.
Your drawing might be competent:
It might be extremely good:
Or it might turn out looking like some sort of pig-mule-hybrid with a bad case of chicken pox:
No matter what, if you draw a mule on something, I guarantee your mood will improve.
If you draw a delightful mule on yourself or some other object and send me a picture, I’d like to see it and post it on this here blog. I will do the same. To mule-ify is to glorify. That’s today’s thought. You’re welcome.