Indie Authors Monthly Magazine For Authors and Readers discussion

Here's a terrific article from Dave Chesson at Kindlepreneur on subtitles
https://kindlepreneur.com/how-to-sele...

Dave writes:
[The pressure is on when attempting to come up with the perfect book title. We want titles that are catchy, evocative, memorable, pithy—a tall order for just a few keystrokes. It’s no wonder freshman and seasoned authors alike stumble over the title hurdle.

Even more challenging for newly-minted authors is how to select a subtitle. A book’s title may be the sitting presidential figurehead, but the subtitle is the behind-the-scenes, hard-working cabinet member. A stellar subtitle will elevate a book’s cover, intrigue readers, and explain exactly what the book’s about, in just a handful of words.

Subtitles are where an author can hone in and pack a punch with an artful turn-of-phrase. The subtitle has a distinct role apart from the primary title. While your book title clearly tells readers what the book is about, the job of the multi-faceted subtitle is to speak to the precise benefits readers will receive from your book.]

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What I learned: you can not add a subtitle to a published book, it has to have the subtitle before you publish.

I don't think fiction books really need subtitles. It works nicely for nonfiction, but with fiction, it just doesn't have a nice ring to it. In my opinion anyway....