This happens to me with every book, and I need YOUR help. My editor rejected DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS as a title, because it's been used recently by MaryJanice Davidson. However, they'd still like a title with DEAD in it and, of course, there's an extra constraint... in order to be consistant with the previous books, the title needs to be a description of various states of sexiness, ala. TALL, DARK & DEAD and DEAD SEXY.
Currently, I've suggested DEAD ON, which might do in a pinch, but I'd welcome any and all suggestions. In fact, let's make this a contest.... if anyone from this blog comes up with a title I can use, I'll mention your name in the acknowledgements!
So... ideas, anyone?
14 comments:
Dead Hard
Dead Quick
Quick and Dead
Quick/Dead (with the slash being integral)
Dead Love
Dead Lovely
Dead Dreams
Dead Boned (not really serious about that, but it made me laugh. maybe s/b _Boned Dead_)
Dead Again
Dead Touch
Dead Lust
Argue with your editor that you want to insert a comma, and make _Drop-Dead, Gorgeous_ and imperative instead of a descriptive title.
Dead To Me
Dead to the World
Dead and Alone
Left for Dead (My favorite so far)
Dead Man's Hand
Dead Heat
Dead Heart
... Deadly Liaison? Liaisons?
Dead Right / Rightly Dead
Deadly Dancing (Dance of Death?)
I'm Not Dead (I'm getting better...)
Tempestuous is a fun word, and 'ecstasy' sounds cool, but they're chick lit and that sounds like it's getting into romance territory. :D
As The Dead Turn Over
Dead As Stone / Stone Dead
Dead As A Rock
Rigor Gorgeous
Mortal Sins
Drop-Dead Naked
Deathly Desire
(Yeah, I know. Since when did I follow rules?)
These are all good. I shall see what the publisher says.
I like Rigor Gorgeous myself ...
Dead and Dangerous
Mr. McDead
Who's Your Deady?
Dead Elegant
Pretty Stiff (joke)
A Beautiful Corpse
Dying Beauty
The Gorgeous Dead
A Gorgeous Death
Stone Cold Gorgeous
Good Luck!
Well, I sent in several of these, including RIGOR GORGEOUS, which made me laugh out loud. Crossing fingers, one of them will work!
In case someone is still checking in, I think we may have winner. My agent REALLY liked DEAD ON AROUSAL.
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