Monday, March 15, 2010

Aww, Man...!

I've been working on a story about a group of explorers who find the remains of Noah's Ark, and it turns out to something a lot less biblical than we think.

Not gonna give too much away here, but I was thinking of calling it "...three of us are dead", which is a radio transmission the base camp gets during a storm that traps them in the lower ridge while group 2 is at the Ark.

I've been playing with that title for a few months now, and it's the one I like the most, but...Something kept nagging me. It's like I knew I had heard that title before, somewhere. I've been looking online, but nothing turns up.

Until last weekend, that is. Sci Fi Channel (fuck you, I call it what I want) plays reruns of a certian golden-age Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror television show that came on CBS in the 1960's.



I was checking it out while doing some light housework, and like a prophecy, "The Four Of Us Are Dying" happened to be the episode that came on.

Grrrr...No wonder my brain was telling me something was wrong.

It's not remotely the same story, and of course, the title is slightly different, but still - I might change it anyway. The thing is, I like the title as it stands.

*SIGH*

I guess I'll wait a few weeks and see how I feel about it as I get closer to the end.

Yeah, something's dying all right...My memory cells.

Next, I'll be writing a story called "War in the Stars" or maybe "Collision of the Greek Legends".

Available where all fine Beeline books are sold...

4 comments:

Unknown said...

We three dead?

Snaggles said...

Wait a second...

Is Noah's Ark the one where if you touch it you die?

I always get the Indiana Jones movies mixed up.

Jay said...

My Three Corpses?

Steve Perry said...

Can't copyright a title, and it's unlikely that there would be anybody who'd kick. Use the title that resonates.