Sign-ups

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, and welcome to the Western Title Challenge!

This is a low-pressure challenge that works in the following way: When you sign up you'll receive a title randomly picked from an old western series. You then have to create a work of any type that's inspired by and has that title.

Titles will be taken from the following series:

Alias Smith And Jones (1971)
Bonanza (1959)
Cheyenne (1955)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Laramie (1959)
The High Chaparral (1967)
The Virginian (1962)

If you have a preference for one of these, please say so in your sign-up! Otherwise I will randomly pick both the series and the episode/title.

If the title you receive doesn't do anything for you, just ask for another! You can also ask for multiple titles if you'd like to create more than one work.

The deadline to submit your works to the AO3 collection is at 23:59 GMT on the 7th of January. It will go live at 00:01 GMT on the 9th of January, Lee Van Cleef's 100th birthday.

Please see the FAQ for more information, and don't hesitate to ask if anything is unclear!

Comments

[neche]

Hello there, what a creative way to prompt! Thank you for organising this :) I'd like four titles, please. :)
(Also, is there a rule abt how many prompts one has to fulfil?

[galerian_ash]

Thank you, I'm really glad you like the idea :D Your titles are "Echo Of Another Day", "First, Catch A Tiger", "Silver Image", and "The Stillness Within" -- good luck with them! (And no, there aren't any rules like that, so no worries!)

[theseatheseatheopensea]

Yessss! What an excellent idea! I'd love a prompt, please!

[galerian_ash]

Yay, I'm so happy it appealed to you! Your title is "Yesterday's Timepiece", best of luck with it!

[ride_4ever]

Great theme! And ❤️ Event Central.

No preference as to series. Two titles please.

[galerian_ash]

Aww, thank you so much! Your titles are "A Sound Of Bells" and "Hard Bargain", good luck with them!

[(Anonymous)]

Cool idea. Can I get two titles please?

[galerian_ash]

Glad you think so! Your titles are "Farewell To Honesty" and "Pocketful Of Stars", best of luck with them!

[badly_knitted]

I'll take two titles please!

[galerian_ash]

"To Make This Place Remember" and "Second Chance" are your titles, good luck with them!

[smallhobbit]

A fun idea. I'd like just one title, please. And if possible from Alias Smith and Jones, because it brings back a lot of happy memories.

[galerian_ash]

Aww, that makes me glad to hear -- I feel the same way about that series. Your title is "Never Trust An Honest Man", best of luck!

[corvidology]

What a great idea!

May I please have three titles. The series doesn't matter.

[galerian_ash]

I'm really happy you think so! :D

"Follow Your Heart", "You Can Lead A Horse To Water", and "The Last Hundred Miles" are your titles, good luck with them!

[bluedreaming]

Ahh, delightful! (I had so much fun the last two times.)
I’d love a title!

[galerian_ash]

That's great to hear, I'm so glad you're back for more! Your title is "A Stranger Passed This Way", best of luck!

[ourswordsmeandeath]

Hello again! :)

This sounds interesting. May I have four titles please? No series preference.

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, I'm happy to see you again! :D

"Gold Is Where You Leave It", "The Price Of Salt", "Bitter Autumn", and "Five Candles" are your titles, good luck with them!

[senmut]

May I have one title? Bonanza would be my choice.

[galerian_ash]

Of course you may! "The Far, Far Better Thing" is all yours, best of luck!

[rhi]

Could I have a title from Have Gun, Will Travel, pls?

[galerian_ash]

Coming right up! "Never Help The Devil" is your title, good luck with it!

[sodomhipped]

This is such a fun idea! May I have a title, please?

[galerian_ash]

I'm happy you think so! "Something Hurt, Something Wild" is your title, best of luck!

[minnarr]

this looks fun! one title, please!

[galerian_ash]

"A Touch Of Hands" is your title, good luck with it!

[marzyciel_txt]

Ooooh that sounds fun! I'd like two titles/prompts pls 🥰

[galerian_ash]

"Trail To Nevermore" and "The Long Weekend" are both yours, good luck with them!

[cerylid]

Cool fun!

Can I have 3 titles please. No series preference.

Thanks!

[galerian_ash]

"Another Windmill To Go", "High Stakes", and "The Golden Toad" are your titles, good luck!

[hollygl125]

I love this, and I would love a line (and I would love to know that line’s origins)! 💛

[galerian_ash]

Yay, I'm glad to hear that! Your title is "Time Of Your Life", which is from The High Chaparral, best of luck with it!

[astrogirl]

This is neat! Can I have two titles, please?

[galerian_ash]

"Song In The Dark" and "Run Away Home" are both yours, good luck!

[malachiical]

Ahh, this is such a cool idea! ♥ May I have three titles, please?

[galerian_ash]

I'm happy you think so! "The Haunted Trees", "All Nice And Legal", and "Glory Road" are your titles, best of luck with them!

[robberbaroness]

I'd love a prompt!

[galerian_ash]

"Vengeance Is The Spur" is all yours, good luck with it!

[jedibuttercup]

Sounds like fun. :) I'd like a title, thanks!

[galerian_ash]

"Nobody Said Hello" is your title, best of luck!

[aroberuka]

This is such a fun idea! Could I have one title, please?

[galerian_ash]

"Only Three To A Bed" is your title, good luck with it!

[(Anonymous)]

Such a fun idea!! <3 Can I have 3 titles please?

[galerian_ash]

"In Defense Of Honor", "A King's Ransom", and "Silent Thunder" are all yours, best of luck!

[verushka70]

Hello,
Ride_Forever alerted me to this exchange, and, after reading all of the above, I'm signing up! I really like that there are no minimums or other limits imposed, just a deadline far enough in the future that I feel comfortable signing up for it (as I'm already committed to Yuletide!).

I'd like a title please, when you get a chance.

Thank you kindly!

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, I'm glad you decided to take part in this little event too! I know a lot of people are busy with Yuletide and other things during this time of year, but as I wanted reveals to be on this particular date it was now or never ^_^;

"To Own The World" is your title, good luck with it!

[frenchroast]

This sounds like fun! I'd love to get 2 prompts!

[galerian_ash]

Your titles are "The Turn Of The Wheel" and "Trouble Street", best of luck!

[delacourtings]

this is so fun!!

may i have a title please? no preference for a certain seriees, though i would like to know where the line comes from, just out of curiousity, if possible :)

[galerian_ash]

Of course, gladly! :D Your title is "Smile Of A Dragon", which is from The Virginian, good luck with it!