Title Contest

[Jocelynn Drake]

I've decided to run a title contest since I have absolutely no luck in coming up with titles for my books. I submitted "Demons and Daughters" to my editor, which she didn't care for. However, she liked the idea of having "Demon" in the title.

So, here's where things stand:

1. Feel free to submit as many title ideas as you want. They don't have to include "demon", but it probably doesn't hurt either. We are also dumping the time theme from the titles so the door is wide open for titles. Let your imaginations run wild!

2. The deadline for submission is Saturday, June 20.

3. The prize will be a signed copy of Nightwalker, a signed copy of Dayhunter, a Dayhunter mug, magnets, and your name added to the top of my list of people who will receive an advanced copy of Dawnbreakerr IF (and let me stress this) IF I receive advanced copies of Dawnbreaker.

Now go, my readers, and be creative. Submit to me many great titles that will wow my editor.

[carnagsehls]

Hm, from what I've read about it so far, coupled with previously discussed titles, with what you thought, let's see what I can come up with.

Daughter of Demons
Traitorous Blood (though, I don't know if that one will give away too much???)

... I'll try to come up with a few others ... *wanders off to think*

Danaus' Excellent Drunken Adventure??? *grins*

[newfiewife]

I really have NO idea what-so-ever what this book is about and it's KILLING ME. So, trying to think of names is HARD!! I would hate for you to give hints because that ruins it and well...i know you can't ;-). ANYHOO....

Here's some names I came up with....for now...I SUCK at this stuff, but i like to play anyway.

Demon's Blood

Demon's Light

Demon's Heir

Demon's Scion

To Heir is Demon (get it!? get it?! - man I kill me)

In Matters of the Blood

Sins of the Mother

Sins of the Father

[jessbess32]

I agree with newfiewife that this is hard to title something we know nothing about, but I don't want any spoilers either. But still, man!
I may have to come back once I stew this over for awhile. Titles are hard. I want to be a writer and I suck at titles. Mine come out too simple sometimes.


Demon Blood

Like Father (Mother?) Like daughter--Not sure which characters we're dealing with, so inputting sex may matter

Demonic Trouble

Demon Daughter or Demon's Daughter
Daughter of a Demon

Half-Blood or Full Blood (again--don't know who we're dealing with or what his/her lineage is)

Okay, let me think on this and I might come back. Usually for myself I throw out basic/mundane titles and then take more time to think on it afterwards. Of course, I usually know what happens in the story to help make a title work...but oh well! I like a challenge...sometimes!

[carnagsehls]

*laughs* wow, I feel pathetic in that I could only come up with two, and I got to read the back cover and know where I could get a little more info to go on.

Bleeding Dusk (just cause I can't completely give up on Dusk)
Demon's Dawn
Rise (or Fall) of the Demon

again, all I can think of for now ... I'll keep working on it though.

[shtteredglass]

I like the current title theme, so I've come up with these:
Duskslayer
Duskfighter
Duskshifter
Midnight Slayer
Midnight Fighter
Midnight Shifter

And here are some other ideas:
Bloodslayer
Bloodshifter
Deathslayer
Deathshifter
Dreamslayer
Dreamshifter
Dreamfighter
Darkslayer
Darkfighter
Darkshifter
Lightslayer
Lightfighter
Lightshifter
The Demon's Grave
Demon Dreams

I love contests like this, so I'll definitely be back when I come up with more ideas.

[carnagsehls]

Midnight's Demon (prompted by some research into various terms ... and traditionally, Midnight is the time when all sorts of evil spirits make their appearance)
Daimon's Salvation (in Greece, a Daimon was a semidivine creature that could determine your fate)

[newfiewife]

The Darkness Before the Light
In Darkness Comes the Light

Demon Brood

Nightfall

Something Demon This Way Comes (I know, I know, but it cracked me up)

Okay - off to think of some more!

[junklekennedy]

Okay, I LOVE newfiewife's "To Heir is Demon". Just great!

I would suggest working w/ Demons and Daughters originally submitted by Jocelynn.


Heir of the Demons

Demon Born

Demon Bred

Demon Sired

I'll think of more!

[Jocelynn Drake]

These are some great ideas. Keep them coming. I also have one last idea that I am personally sending.

The Dark Son


The titles so far have not had a lot to do with the book themselves so don't feel limited by the fact that you don't know what the book is about.

I guess all I can say about book 4 is that it takes a closer look at Danaus's past.

[newfiewife]

The Darklight

The Heir of DAAAAAAAAAHRKNESS...muwahahahaha.

The Demon Within

From Darkness Comes the Son

Make a Deal with the Demon

The Dark Deal

The Darkness Prevails

i think my creative juices JUUUUUUUUUUST RAN OUT.

[carnagsehls]

lol ... oka, so apparently I was brain ded yesterday cause somehow, I got book 3 and book 4 mixed up ... don't ask me ... I don't know either. I'm just a dork like that. shhhhh!

Shattered Twilight
Reigning Twilight
Dawn of Twilight
High (or Low) Midnight (old westerns, duels were usually at the break of dawn or high noon, but since it's vampires, it has to be at midnight)
Duskkeeper
Setting Vagabond

[newfiewife]

Okay - a few more --working my braincell overtime tonight!

Of the Blood

Of the Father

Son of Midnight

Son of Darkness

In the Cimmerian shade

The Demon's Torment

The Son's Torment

[carnagsehls]

Son of the Blood
Demon's Chaos
Child of Pain
Child of Faith (don't ask me ... I don't know where that one came from)
Spawn of Heretics

... I'm gonna stop now cause some of these are getting a little too weird for me. but I hope they help some ... off for more writing of my own.

[carnagsehls]

Doomed Destiny
Destiny's Demon
Dark Destiny

... don't ask about the 'destiny' bit ... just seemed like a good idea ... which means it probably isn't.