But yesterday, as I was at last too tired to write more, I thought about it... and still had no idea at all. So, here is basically the premise of the story:
Vicky Curse is a daughter of a grim reaper, yet she had the most boring life in the Underworld: massaging sewer rats, bathing a snail, and manicuring-pedicuring cockroaches—that kind of stuffs.
But one day, a high professor of the grim reapers comes to her little town and takes her as an apprentice—the position all reaper-wannabes have dreamt of for a long time.
But the afterlife is never that easy. In order to claim her status as an apprentice, Vicky must complete a series of test first, to see whether she’s competent enough to be a grim reaper or not—but that’s hardly the worst. People were afraid of her. People were afraid that she would bring bad luck upon the Underworld.
And indeed, bad things start happening: lawn gnomes are turned into mischief-making goblins, the cupid fountain statues start to attack people and—yes—the nightmare appears! And all of these make Vicky thinks: Should she really become a grim reaper, despite all bad lucks around her?
Of course, there's still some changes later, but that's practically it for now. And I'm still confused with the title for this story. A few I have come up with:
- DeadTime Stories: I quite like it, actually. With a good cover, it can be quite attractive. But I intend to make it a children fantasy book. Should I put "Dead" for a book for children around 12 years old? (It's a pun for "Bedtime Stories", in case you haven't figured it out.)
- Vicky Curse. Simple and short. Just using the main character's name. But, somehow, I can't feel quite certain with it...
- The Grim Apprentice. Much better, but I have a strong feeling that there are too many books titled "The Blah-blah-blah Apprentice". If possible, I don't want to use it.
Oh, dear... What should I use now?
NOTE: By the way, I hope no one reads this post. I hate when having a too-personal subject read by an anonymous...
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