Tapas Banner Chichat and suggestions
Added 2022-08-04 12:18:12 +0000 UTCHey guys!
Okay so, here's the banner template that will appear on the Tapas app. The sentence doesn't mean anything, and that's the reason of this post: to find a sentence of 80 characters to make people want to read The Boy and the Wolf!
I've gathered and sorted the ideas you suggested (thank you so much, very helpful!!), looked for more ideas... let's see if we can get something nice from all of it!
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To keep in mind:
- It must be a catching phrase, something that, along with the picture, triggers the reader's curiosity!
- It must cover the whole story, including what is to come; it's not about describing the current pages (specially since they don't tell much about the plot).
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So, here are a few concepts, ideas, or even just words I like ; they ain't complete sentences, but I do this to know what, as readers, would be the most appealing for you! I know quite a lot of people clicked on the cover because it doesn't look like an usual banner for a BL. So let's play with that!
PS: don't know if I englished those sentences right-
1/ Tale-ish stuff:
note: I feel like adding the Forest painting and its meaning really made me embrace the "Little Red Riding Hood" vibe of the comic. That's also why I choose a vivid red for the cover. Also, "The Boy & the Wolf" sounds really like a tale! And I think that could be a good idea, mostly because we love rewritten tales. People know the tale, and thinking it's a modern version and a BL may trigger their curiosity.
So, stuff like: "This is a tale of (...)" - "Find the Wolf" - "Dark woods" sound great-
Trusting the beast/wolf to show the way out of the dark wood might be a bad idea. 76
Wolf, are we out of the woods yet? 34
The innocent tale you remember from your childhood will never seem the same again. 82
Would you trust the Wolf to come out of the dark woods ? 56 (is it good english?)
A rewritten tale in which Little Red Riding Hood falls for the Wolf. 69 (is there a way to say Little red riding hood without saying it? It's so long-)
Wolf, have we wandered too deep into the woods?
2/ Love/Drama story
note: I can't write "Love story", as it would confuse people: While we will be certain that the Boy is in love with Tera (hence the "BL", since this is the story of his love for Tera), Tera's feelings are much more undefined and confused. So can't take that path-
Don't be fooled by the laughter/Don't let the laughter fool you. This is a heart-sinking and nihilistic tale. 78 Really dark lmao. Can't tell if it would help or not at all-
They crashed into each other, and now their world has collapsed. 65
Love is when we start acting against our own interest, they say. 68
What is frightening at night often turns out to be harmless when the day comes.(??) 80
Love the concept of "A boy plagued by nightmares/monsters" (cause you know, plague > Black Death) but don't know how to use it.
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Huuuh- running out of ideas. If you have any other ideas or if it inspired you, let me know!!! Thank you for your help guys haha.
Can't wait to read your thoughts and comments!!! Love-
Comments
Cloaked in darkness, the wolf and a boy find each other. A boy wanting a friend, a wolf wanting to protect amidst black death In fear of darkness, a wolf shadows you. Black death awaits
Tracey Carbery
2022-08-11 22:58:47 +0000 UTCIn the wolves protection, will the nightmares continue
Tracey Carbery
2022-08-11 21:49:14 +0000 UTCThis Big Bad Wolf is looking out for Little Red - whether he wants it or not. When nightmares plague your sleep, sometimes only a monster can save you. (Since he's known by Tera)
Cynthia Wright
2022-08-09 06:58:31 +0000 UTCProbably not the catchphrase you need, but I liked the thought lol: “They say wolves run in packs, but this Wolf runs with a Boy to flee the darkness.“
atomic
2022-08-08 23:41:59 +0000 UTClol this sounds a lot like the description of the kdrama "Crash Landing On You"
Aim
2022-08-08 21:58:27 +0000 UTCHmmm what about “Someone once said: ‘And the lamb fell in love with the wolf’ but what happens when the lamb is plagued by nightmares? What is love? Who really is this wolf?” Or something like that
Nathy Lara
2022-08-05 10:22:24 +0000 UTCIt feels like "they crashed into each other and now their worlds are about to collapse ..." Gives it a nice, suspenseful spin. 🤔
Fumachan
2022-08-05 07:27:24 +0000 UTCPlagued by nightmares and fighting fears, will he be able to show the wolf the way out of the dark woods? (84) Plagued by nightmares and fighting fears, will they be able to escape the long shadows of the dark woods? (86) (That character-count is a killer).
Mellowcat
2022-08-05 04:03:06 +0000 UTCjust woke up with another idea... this will occupy my mind for a while ^^ wandering in darkness, crossing the path of the big bad wolf, trying to find the sunray of life
Vajolet
2022-08-05 03:39:24 +0000 UTCAnd thank you for choosing red ... I really love the banner xoxoxo
Andy
2022-08-05 01:34:01 +0000 UTCI tried to remember what got me to read it when you first started it. It wasn't the idea of a love story ... seemed more like them saving each other from their demons. That got me interested. I like very much GhostlyWitch's way of phrasing it. It's catchy and quite accurate. If you round them up to a few options you can make a voting pole to help you decide if it's too hard to choose ;) "Walking the same path, heading towards the light or deeper into the darkness?" or "Together they collide, heading towards the light or deeper into the darkness?" ... kind of abstract though :D
Andy
2022-08-05 01:27:47 +0000 UTCHey GhostlyWitch! Ooh Patron for a long time!! That's a good one, I like it! Thank you for your suggestion!!!
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 20:08:11 +0000 UTCOh, I'm afraid English is not the problem here Francesca, it's the 225 characters lmao. It's way too long!!! But that made me laugh haha-
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 20:05:37 +0000 UTCHaha too funny to be used!! (that was a good one!)
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 20:03:07 +0000 UTCMais, mais Jérémy enfin!!! Je vais proposer ça à Tapas, ils vont me ban direct lol (j'aime bien le fait que t'aies quand même compté le nombre de lettres haha)
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 20:02:50 +0000 UTCThis one made me laugh xD : A story about a boy and a wolf walking in the dark, fuck where is the light ? (77 caracters)
Jérémy-96
2022-08-04 20:00:09 +0000 UTC"Draw me like one of your nightmares"
EPE_5401
2022-08-04 19:47:15 +0000 UTC"Are we sure than the wolf is an evil beast? It may be an animal of God and a savior or, perphas, it could be a creation of a fallen angel. It could be a fallen angel himself or maybe just somebody who need a light in the dark" Idk maybe? Sorry for the bad english i tried
Francesca Chan
2022-08-04 19:44:21 +0000 UTCPlagued by nightmares and death, can they make it out of the woods together? Or are they too far lost? ^an attempt 😅
GhostlyWitch
2022-08-04 15:46:05 +0000 UTCYeah, omg I never thought it would be so hard!! Yeah, I agree, so far the story really is about the Boy (not) trusting Tera. So that's a good start. "The wolf huffed and he puffed and... The boy is heavier than he looks." Joke aside, I LOVE quoting tales etc! But that one, lmao -
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 15:24:43 +0000 UTCHey LadyKya! Oh, the first one is really interesting, but sounds like a joke haha. Love the second one! Can't tell if 'the darkness of a wolf" is too abstract. I mean I personally like that kind of stuff, but from a "marketing" point of you, I can't tell-
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 15:22:54 +0000 UTC"The boy gets dragged deeper into the “dark woods”. ooh love the idea! Yeah, it's so much harder than I thought! Love reading all the suggestions tho!
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 15:18:21 +0000 UTCOoh it's true, you're doing pretty good with words! I actually love your suggestions! The second one is a bit too vague for a catching phrase imo- Damn there are so many suggestions, I'll need to make a poll at some point haha
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 14:59:37 +0000 UTCAww, I love playing with words… but only 80 characters is hard. This are my thoughts for it: It's dead black outside his red hood. Can the wolf's glowing eyes show the way out? Originally it was like: Dead black darkness outside his crimson hood, can the glittering eyes of the wolf show the way out? But of course that's way too long. Also, there is this 'Subway to Sally' song with a really suiting phrase… Wer leuchten will der flieht das Licht, er schaut der Nacht ins Angesicht. In english something like 'Who wants to shine flees the light, he looks in the face of darkness.' (somehow that's really terribly translated but I think you'll understand the meaning….) Maybe something in this direction would be nice. The nightmares spread like a plague under the surface of the city. Can the big bad wolf save the boy? Of course it's also too long. But I also like the phrase of the big bad wolf and the question part in such descriptions. The city is in the sentence, so there's a reverence to the picture and the question implies there's not every figure like it seems. I hope there are a few things to inspire you.
Vajolet
2022-08-04 14:50:20 +0000 UTCPs. I kinda like tale rewriting stuff😊
bbcherry
2022-08-04 13:47:50 +0000 UTC‘In the darkest parts of Paris, there’s a wolf lurking in the shadow and there is a boy who would walk right into the shadow’ I think this kinda fit with the story. I’m not really good at writing like this but I hope this help.😞
bbcherry
2022-08-04 13:44:30 +0000 UTC"A meeting ordained by fate, unites a troubled boy and a man with a dark secret." (79 characters) The red in the banner adds to the "fate" part, like the red string of fate. The "troubled" adds to the problems the boy is having in his life, but does not say what exactly is troubling him, so it will appeal to some readers and the "dark secret" intrigues the reader about the man and what that secret might be.
MintTeaPudding
2022-08-04 13:33:30 +0000 UTCTo escape the nightmares, he found refuge in the worst one. I don't know if any of these follow the dynamic of the full story, and I'm not exactly counting either. 😭
GrindingTraffic
2022-08-04 13:31:31 +0000 UTCOn a second thought...: When you love, you even fight your worst nightmares for the beast to find its’ way out of the dark woods (83)
Mellowcat
2022-08-04 13:28:09 +0000 UTCWhen the plague comes, will they make it out alive? When the Black Death arrives, will the fairytale continue? Can Little Red save the Wolf from the plague? Hopefully one does come around for your banner. C:
GrindingTraffic
2022-08-04 13:19:31 +0000 UTCIt's so tricky to come up with a good catch phrase! I really liked the "Would you trust the wolf" idea. Since The Boy will be saving Tera in a way, then maybe you could flip it to say something like "Should the wolf trust the boy? Why wouldn't he..." Or "You may trust the wolf, but should the wolf trust you?" I guess it depends on how you want their relationship to unfold. Then I thought of one totally random and not Little Red Riding Hood related, but more Three Little Pigs: "The wolf huffed and he puffed and... The boy is heavier than he looks." Probably too humourous for what you want, but it gave me a chuckle!
BlueInkPens
2022-08-04 13:11:09 +0000 UTCSome ideas... ''What nightmares and plagues get in common? Two opposites people who fight their darkness.'' ''A boy plagued by nightmares crashes into the darkness of a wolf.'' I love the facts the story is dark, i think it's the core of the relationship between the boy and the wolf. It's not (maybe, maybe not) the same dark, but they're literally and figuratively in the dark. And i agree with the other, the tales and the ''love'' will be more misleading.
LadyKya
2022-08-04 13:06:39 +0000 UTCWhen you love, your monstrous nightmares plague you at daytime too, but for very different reasons (83) Tera first appears as some nightmare, stuffed under the boy’s bed and ends up showing up time and again - things changing and the boy warming up to him, while with each token of trust (information provided by Tera, like details about Black Death), the boy gets dragged deeper into the “dark woods”. It’s linked to Black Death and also the boy’s fears/sleep paralysis and Teras first concern for the boy’s well-being by leading the way out of the dark park (“the woods”) just as much as “stealing” his sleeping pills. He wants to “have him awake and aware" and able to “walk on his own”. But how to stuff that (and everything yet to come) into 80 characters… I already said “that’s unfair!” – it doesn’t do this extraordinary work any justice. It’s probably way too cryptic, but I would want to read it… (the cover itself is still enough to make me want to read it!). I just hope in combination with the artwork it might be interesting.
Mellowcat
2022-08-04 13:05:35 +0000 UTCI really like the idea of a question, especially because it's so early on in the story but you wanna simultaneously show that there'll be more to it. Something like "When demons plague his dreams, falling for the Wolf isn’t all that scary, is it?" or "When demons plague his dreams, falling for the Wolf can’t be that bad, can it?". I also thought mentioning something like 'big bad wolf' might link it to little red riding hood in a way that wasn't as obvious but it's quite hard to include that with the character limit. 😅
Yulia
2022-08-04 12:52:19 +0000 UTCLe Loup Rouge? Avec une photo de Paris?? But let's chat in english so everybody can read; I love your idea!!! I'm adding it, let see what people think of it! Thank you!!
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 12:36:14 +0000 UTCThank you Sulfrae for sharing your thoughts!!! Really interesting! Haha, Okay I'll wait for your sparkling idea <3
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 12:34:26 +0000 UTCIt's always ridiculous that the story flows but catch phrases and summaries are so hard 😆 one that comes to mind "Wolf, have we wondered too deep into this dark dream?". I first thought "Wolf, have we wondered too deep into the dark woods?", but I do agree with avoiding the too obvious link to Red riding hood
Loup Rouge
2022-08-04 12:32:06 +0000 UTCOhhh damn. Pitching is so hard. I think you definitely gotta avoid the love stuff because people will misunderstand and give you an headache about it. I'm afraid the red riding hood stuff will also mislead them a little because they'll keep looking for similarities and can oversee what's really happening in your story. Defo like que nightmare/ Monster / plague idea tho. Like the idea that you can't hide from your own demons and there's another one coming for you, except he's not what he seems to be. Damn it's hard to make one that is catchy... I'll keep thinking and if a ✨sparkling✨ idea comes up I'll come back ! And the banner is g o r g e o u s
Sulfrae
2022-08-04 12:26:38 +0000 UTCOR, something with "Who's saving who" vibes, but with better English haha. Cause I like the fact that most people probably expect Tera to be the white knight, when we know the Boy will try to save Tera from Black Death.
Z-Pico
2022-08-04 12:20:49 +0000 UTC
