This project needed a name. Something to move it from ethereal concept to concrete reality. Something catchy, maybe even marketable. Using the book’s title wasn’t a solution – we didn’t have one. With the novel’s plot remaining open-ended, pinning down a title for the book seemed a little presumptuous.
A variety of factors contributed to the Forty Story name. Foremost was the fact that both authors turn 40 during the book’s creation. So in a way, it is a forty story.
The name also felt appropriate given the story is 20 chapters x 2 authors.
Third, this is no small endeavor and if someone interprets the name to mean 40 stories tall, well that’s about as big and intimidating as this project feels.
And the URL was available.