kayd_mon
Sage
What are your thoughts on them? Currently, I'm just using Roman numerals, but I am considering giving the chapters titles. What does everyone usually use?
I've heard a few people say on other boards that chapter titles seem juvenile and that most adult books don't have them. I don't know statistics, but I don't really agree. As long as the chapter titles aren't juvenile and serve some purpose, they're fine.
In my opinion, using point of view character names as chapter titles is odd. The reader should be able to tell whose POV they're in from the first few lines easily.
Titles run the risk of spoilers or sounding juvenile. A method I've seen and would probably try myself is using a number with a quote for each chapter. The quote could be something your character would say or it could be a mood or setting your trying to set the stage for. Example: A big war near a river take place. Quote: Something to do with the river running red. You can be cryptic with your quotes.