Please suggest a title for Dark City 2 and win something!
I'm going down the Lydia way and using this blog for pitching competitions!
Okay, Dark City 2 has closed for submissions and I've received over 50 entries. I'm picking about 14 and writing 1 of my own. (Sigh, been putting that story off for over 1 year because of the
Anything left over which is really good will go into Dark City 3. (especially if the same writer sends in more than 1 entry). I'm trying to give as many people a chance.
So, please suggest a title for Dark City 2 and the winning entry will win a free copy. (I know it's not much, but it's the fun of participating, right? Hee hee.)
The title should be DARK CITY 2:____________________
(This is something in the vein of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King etc etc...you get the drift.)
Maybe even something to reflect the participation of so many authors.
Cool?
CLOSING DATE: 20th March, 2007.
Anyway, check out Kenny's new poster. Pretty cool, huh? Kenny's designing the cover for Dark City 2 as well, so he would need your title pretty soon.
35 comments:
Ooh! Kenny's doing the cover? This should be cool. Expectations are running high now, Kenny! Don't let us down!
btw, would the title sound better if there was no "2" in it?
e.g.: Dark City: [title]
or would that just confuse readers down the road...?
I'm gonna ditto Ted's suggestion. I don't think it'll be confusing. Unless people are not paying attention.
I love competitions!! Can I join as well? (Unless I'm getting a free copy for designing the cover, *hint, hint*)
Here we go! (Eternal Wanderer, are you paying attention? I'm counting on you to pop out the nifty ones.)
Dark City 2: Death and Paradox
DC2: Leave Your Fears in Front
Death Comes A-Knocking
Setting Fear Loose in Kuala Lumpur
Knocking on Hell's Door
(Arrrgghh! They sound really b-a-a-a-d. Ha ha.)
(Xeus, maybe consider a totally different title and leave out the words 'Dark City' altogether because this time there are so many contributors? Or is it already a lucrative franchise?)
Argus
Hey, Kenny! That's a great poster - very entertaining and boasts mileage. I mean the more one looks at it, the more things one finds amusing or thought provoking.
Excellent job.
Ted and Gette, just worried people might not equate it with the Dark City franchise. You know, Malaysians :)
Kenny, you are getting paid! That's why you're seeing the publisher...to talk terms!
Argus, Dark City is already a lucrative franchise. That's why the name is in. There's a 3rd book too. Anyway, keep those ideas coming!
Sorry forgot...of course you can join, Kenny :)
Dark City 2: If only you knew
Sets the mood and piques one's curiosity at the same time. I would totally pick up the book just to see what it is I don't know lol.
So excited!!
Good call, Jenn! You can submit more than 1 entry :)
Xeus, great idea! Argus, your creative juices overflow. Will come back later with suggestions.
It was your idea, Lydia :)
dc2: the death toll rises
Interesting, Bib.
Lydia, I want to see the pulp of your creative juices.
Bib, yours reminded me of Semi-Value and his rising toll. Good one! ;-)
Xeus, here's more:
DC2: Body Count
In the Heat of Intrigue
The Smell of Casualty
The Charm of Villains
The Night Is Hot
Death Beckons
Hot Nights
Hot and Humid
(Holy Tamale! I've gotta go back to my work now.)
Dark City 2: The untold
(hints at secrets that have been kept untold)
Dark City 2: A different light
(playing with dark and light - means stories told from various different angles)
Dark City 2: Great unexpectations
(Pretty straightforward)
Thanks Argus and Jenn. The title can be one word as well, e.g: Dark City 2: Deception.
I will compile everything then run through in a blog entry so everyone can pick their faves.
Tunku Halim was suggesting I shouldn't have : in the title, but Kenny and Eric says nowadays, people are expecting this thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean.
I just thought of another one myself (God knows I suck at titles). Dark City 2: The 7 Deadly Sins.
Wow... so many comments, how to catch up?
Argus,
Thanks, I'm glad you like the poster.
I like Jenn's Great Unexpectations, though Bibliobibuli's Death Toll Rises got me laughing my head off... Kept thinking of a certain minister...
Xeus,
I did say that, but I also think it's a bit of overkill. So I'm okay either way, subtitle or none. But the competition is definitely a great idea!
So now it's my turn:
DARK CITY: Bad Nights
DARK CITY: Secrets & Lies
DARK CITY: Darkness Falls Again
DARK CITY: Sins in the City
Aiyo, mine all so cliche one... :P
Kenny, tis cliches that make the world go round :) Dark City 2: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Xeus and other writers
Dark City 2: Strangers in the Night?
:p talk about cliches!
Dark City 2: Tales of phantoms
Dark City 2: Stories be told!
Dark City 2: Mysteries unfold
Dark City 2: Twisted Tales of Difference
some sounds weird. hahah... hmm...i'll think of more later. ;o)
Ted and Grace (hey, that sounds like the title of a new sitcom), keep them coming!
ther's a ring to it huh, Xeus? heheh...i think there's already a sitcom with the name Will & Grace. ;o)
Dark City: No worse than this
Dark City: Like no other
Dark City: Taking horror to different heights
Keep 'em coming, Grace and Yvonne (that sounds like another sitcom too :)
Argus, I'm no good with titles :(
Here's a try :
The Darkness Within
A Kaleidoscope of Twists
Lydia, those are good.
However, here is an essential tip (methinks!) for 'contestants':
Do not repeat the words 'dark' and/or 'city' in any form.
It's like in a newspaper hammer headline. One uses entirely different words in the subtitle, which gives more info.
e.g.
ANOTHER BODY
Killer leaves 11th victim in Merdeka square
Dark City 2: A World of Fears
Dark City 2: Manifest of Urban Horrors
Dark City 2: In which the celebrated raconteur, Xeus, along with her motley crew of able storytellers, chill and alarm you with tales of urban horror and intrigue!
Sorry, I couldn't resist the last one! :D
Heh heh! Funny, Ted. Imagine the title taking up the front cover and running over the spine to the back cover.
Xeus, a few more:
Dark City 2: Malfunction Junction
Dark City 2: Twisted Minds
Dark City 2: Avengers and Other Psychos
Dark City 2: Lunacy Reigns
Dark City 2: Reins of Terror
OK, bye for now! *goes into corner to gag* ^_^
Dark City:Feast of the Dying Saints
Dark City:Goodnight...Darling.
Dark City:Seeping Deeper
Dark City:The City of Lost Tears
These are my suggestions. I'm still editing my story though.
Argus, thanks for the tip!
DC : A Kaleidoscope of Shadows
DC : Murky, Morbid, Multifarious
DC : Mingled & Mangled
kakekakke... I should start writing rhymes for cards.
Keep 'em coming, guys. And even if they don't get picked, keep those taglines for your upcoming movie scripts or greeting cards for psycho axe murderers!
You're welcome, Lydia. You're on a roll! Xeus, I hate these contests; they twist my already twisted mind.
Here goes more:
Dark City 2: Heads Roll & Other Fresh Morsels
Dark City 2: Lady's Fingers & Members of the Clubbed
Dark City 2: Twists & Dances of Death
Dark City 2: No Moon Tonight
(Think this cloudy, dank weather is getting to me.)
Hi Xeus,
Maybe, "Dark City - The Journey Continues"
Pebbles
DC2: Seedy Tours
DC2: A Tour After Sundown
(Hey, people! Is this contest over? Where are more entries?)
Woof.
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