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The title should relay the essence of the story, not serve as the beginning. We do not start the first sentence, paragraph, or first chapter of a book using the same wording as the title. This would only serve to bore the reader with redundancy. Since, as writers, we are only granted a few seconds to catch the readers interest, the first sentence must be bold enough to catch the readers attention.

Within the structure of the first sentence, the writer must be very careful not to stray too far, from the basis of the title's meaning, or the reader will feel misled as to the story subject. As the story progresses, the writer should have the foresight to sense the proper time with which to insert a part, should they wish, if not possibly the entire title into the story. However, I personally do not mix the title with the main body of the story.

I will admit, that on occasion, I have used the title as the very last sentence in my story as the last of the silver thread that binds the story from beginning to end, and brings the reader full circle. I employ this method only in my humor articles when I am trying to bring the story subject home. Sometimes, I feel that the reader gets lost in a story as they compare themselves to the main character, or put themselves in a certain situation that they can relate to. That is the precise time when I try to arouse the reader with a question that makes them stop to ponder a moment. Such as; Should you begin Helium articles by repeating the article's title?

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