me mates

I'm starting to get better at writing in my LJ. I've had one since 2005 and I keep deleting the back entries for one reason or another so its rather bare. But I am a little annoyed with myself now because the one or two entries from years back are kind of neat to re-read. I wish I had kept my other ones to read them now. Alas! Well, I will just have to get better at keeping them for future perusement. ;)

As for the title of this post, I went to bed for a nap today and when I awoke I felt a change in me and in the air. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I know it has something to do with Christmas coming soon and the realization that we are approaching my favorite time of the year. I feel incredibly inspired and full of energy! Now, what to do with it since I only have an hour before I need to serve dinner. ;) Hmmm, I shall go pop a veggie lasagna in the oven to bake and then see where inspiration leads me.

I actually tacked this on to the end of my last post, but I feel it really deserves a post of its own (especially as the project in question is nearly complete *except* for the artwork).

Here's what I posted before:

"I'm also seeking a comics illustrator, one who hopefully knows a bit about the comics business and has a clear idea of how he/she works best in a collaboration (i.e., what exactly do you need me to send you? Just the text? Or would you want layout and design details as well. I could provide either or both). The storyline for the first arc of the comic is already finished (based on a screenplay written for the Project Greenlight Horror Competition (i.e., season three)) and features an alternate world, a core ensemble cast of five (not all of whom are strictly human), and layered, long-term (several arc) plot that will require visual-only features to fully define the story. I will need art samples before choosing a collaborator and am happy to provide proof of writing skill in return."

For those who are interested, here are some additional details:
-I've actually novelized the screenplay mentioned above and have gotten positive reviews from literary agents. No takers, though, because prose is really not the best format for this particular story (if only I could draw!)

-The end goal of this project is to be published. The story is tight and ideally suited for current audience tastes so, with quality artwork, I feel that there's a very good chance of meeting said goal.

-The artwork for this novel will need to be very detailed and will require a close eye for anatomy (including hands -- the very first issue involves a hand shot:)

-Characters will include a Maori (native New Zealander) man, an African man, a half Japanese/half Caucasian woman, two Middle Eastern people (man and woman, related), and two Caucasian people (man and woman, related). I have basic descriptions for all of them, but the finer points of character design will be up to the artist.

-In addition to the overt details in the panels, there's a lot of visual clues that will be necessary, which means detailed backgrounds will be required.

If you are interested, please e-mail me at janethunder at gmail dot com with samples of your artwork. Thank you!

Ellen Million Graphics

Two 2010 calendars are up for pre-order!

New pieces are up!

http://ellenmilliongraphics.com/fantasyart/

Torn World post today on snow unicorns. (Contributors-only) Stay tuned for the official opening of the first Torn World contest on Wednesday.

I'm caught up on orders, pretty much.

Art and Authoring

I've done a number of sketches this weekend, which I'll share when I have some quality scanner time. In the meantime, here's a Portrait Adoption piece that is available for general adoption now!

And a link to a picture I did for Heidi of her character Willow.

Home and Health

Siding still in limbo. Car still WONDERFUL. Health remains good - we're going to the health club tonight to get back in the swing of working out.

Planning

Calendar work and club tonight. Plus, delicious edibles for dinner.

Hey all! This is a different sort of request from the others listed, but I thought I would try it out!

I have been writing fanfiction for eight years (Started out doing Eminem fanfic, then moved on To Degrassi fanfic, and then pirates of the Caribbean fanfic) and now I'm into X Files (yes I'm a big nerd). I had someone that I wrote with for the other fics, but I am looking for someone to write Mulder/Scully fics with. Any takers? I'm just getting into X Files and am very excited to do some writing!

So I'm looking for three people (of course one who can work out all these jobs is fine as well )

I'm writing some poetry every once and while, and recently I've felt interest in writing some in English as well.
English isn't my first language, so I might end up with having some mistakes in the text and stuff.
So what I need here is a person who's primary language is English, who can correct my language problems or suggest a synonym for some word etc. So nothing else is needed than some knowledge of poetry.

And second thing I'm looking for is someone who would like to illustrate my poems in someway .. photography,illustrations, what ever, I'm open to everything.

And third and last, it would be nice to have a mate poet as well .. we could give some honest critic to each other and maybe even try to write something down together.

So if this makes you at least a little bit interested in one of these jobs (or both), then contact and we can talk about it. I'd really appreciate it!

hi! i'm tiffany, i'm eighteen and i'm in fine arts college. i'm very into zines and diy, and at 5am this idea came up to my mind.

i'm a writer too, but i can't write in english (my mothern language is portuguese) - that's why i never wrote a zine. so i'm looking for a writer to do a collaboration zine with me. we define a theme, and then we both write the storie: basically you write a page, i draw another. we could set a number of pages, so it doesn't become eternal. i want it to be something really personal, but we can use some fantasy (i mean, i would love to draw a bizarre and crazy history, like alice in wonderland). i'm pretty open-minded, what means i don't care putting drugs and sex and nudity etc in my stuff.

that would be nice if the writer was around my age, since it's personal. i live in brazil, so it should be done on-line (not the zine, but the proccess).

Ok, so I might as well post this up here. Well I've been thinking about having a partner or two for awhile now. But none of my friends are really interested in that stuff so I'm usually the one to write it and try to critique my own work, which is difficult when it's just you. Though I'm not quite sure if its a good idea or not, I've never had a parnter before so I thought I might as well try it out, see where it goes. I mainly like writing fiction, such as teen drama/romance or fantasy. I currently have two ideas right now, one of each a teen drama and a fantasy idea forming in my head. And I'd really like some imput on these ideas and maybe together we can make it into a novel worthy of being published. Though I have never been published, I hope to be after I get a project finished. Also I do have a tendency of losing interest in a project after a few chapters, so to have a partner to help me with that would be great. Hope to hear from some of you, feel free to post a comment here or message me. =]

Also an illustrator would also be nice to have, mainly an anime artist that could help sketch out pictures of the characters so we can really see how the person will look like on paper apart from my head. I would try but my drawings usually suck. lol.

Well, let's see, I bought some art supplies this weekend online so hopefully they will arrive soon. I am going to try these canvas sheets out and see how I like them. I think I will. :)

I'm working on getting my sister's birthday package ready to mail to her. I've got one thing left to wrap up and then I need to find an appropriate sized box and package it up. Shouldn't be too hard as I tend to hoard Amazon boxes of various size for just such an emergency. ;)

And I've been using Google Chrome lately. I am really liking it a lot! I use it all the time now. But I like Firefox's web developer add on so I will use that when designing sites as its really helpful. :)

And I just saw the most beautiful butterfly outside my window just a moment ago. Not long enough to get a camera and take a photo of it, unfortunately. But it was royal blue and black and about the size of a monarch.

I think that's about it for me. ;) So, off I go to finish up my sister's package. :)

Hey I'm new to the comm and I am desperately in need of a partner to collaborate with me on this project.

Basically it's a murder mystery rpg with clues in the form of loads of different media.If you're a Madina Lake fan then you'll probably get what I'm talking about straight away but if you're not then basically, some parts are written, other parts are drawn, there are photos involved and videos and then there are little puzzles I want to devise. The problem I'm finding though is that friends and family irl just don't want to be a part of it.

So I'd love someone creative and fun to brainstorm and create a detailed, intriguing story with.

If anyone's interested they can comment here or email me at eleawynn@gmail.com

Thanks in advance for anyone that does choose to reply ^_^

Hi!

I'm so glad I saw this community highlighted today :) I'm a female bassist living in the midlands of the UK, and I am looking for a guitarist and drummer to complete the band that I am a part of called Candy Holic. So really I am asking for two partners, I guess!

So far, Candy Holic consists of the vocalist, the bassist, and the keyboardist, and the genre of music that we intend to practice/perform is rock/dance-rock. Our vocalist can sing rather well in both English and Japanese, even though she's British :) both myself and the keyboardist have our own instruments, although I am saving for a new bass as my current one is rather... awful, shall we say.

Please leave a comment if you're interested or have any questions at all!

I am an aspiring writer and would like to someday be published...my only set back at this moment is I need someone to be willing to read my stuff and give me critique.

I've been working on a novel for some time now and have had numerous people read it, mainly friends and family, but, I need an editor/ no BS person to tell me honestly whether it's good and what needs to be changed to make it publish-worthy. I feel someone I do not know will be great for this 'cause they won't feel the need to be surgarcoated and cavitiy forming sweet in their feedback.

It's a gay romance story so if you're interested, please let me know!

Hello I found this group via the community spot light. Some time ago, I had an idea for a virtual pet game based on the artistic hobby of asian ball joint doll collecting/customization. I am an accomplished graphic artist with a 4 year degree and real life work experience in my field. But I unfortunately was not trained on the programing side of things. I can do Flash, but that's about it as far as "programing". I need someone interested in teaming up to create the website :) I know it's a long shot as I can't pay you right now, but I figured that most the members in this community are here because they enjoy creative projects :)

I will put my game idea behind a cut because it is rather lengthy

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As you can see, I've put alot of time/thought into this :) If you'd like to help drop me a line ^^

Figure I might as well join the deluge:)

I am a published author (of several short stories and a screenplay) and I've been seeking a writing collaborator for over a decade now (because as much as I love writing, it's even more fun with someone else who shares that love and who is full of ideas). While I've had several short term partners, they inevitably run out of enthusiasm after a chapter or two. As a result, I've gotten a bit... frustrated with the idea and for the last few years I've written strictly alone.

Now that I've heard about this fabulous comm, however, I'd like to give it another shot. Because of my history, I'm mainly looking for a collaborator with the dedication and determination necessary to see a long-term project through until the end. The truth of the matter is that writing is *work*, especially for the middle half of a book, and I am seeking someone who is willing to put forth that effort, even when it feels like the book is boring and every word you write is pure crap (everyone gets this way, I promise. The key is to keep slogging through -- you'll find at the end that what seemed awful when you wrote it is actually far better than it sounded at the time.)

Short version: writing experience would be great, but isn't necessary. Willingness to commit to seeing a project to the end is key. The eventual goal is publication (and I have experience with the submission process and a few literary contacts). Anyone interested?

(Additional information for compatability purposes: I tend to write layered fiction with ensemble casts and prefer to have my conflict come from society or natural forces, rather than all-powerful bad guys. I've written sci-fi, romance, drama, action, and literary fics and all of my stories contain minority and/or gay characters (though my stories are emphatically not about being a minority and/or gay). My fiction is geared towards the mainstream and I will never write a story with unhappy endings, explicit on-screen rape, or unncessary graphic violence (necessary graphic violence, however, is perfectly fine:))

ETA: Moved to its own post.

Hello all, I am Grim :)

I write on a collaborative website - Protagonize.com - and since then I've been writing a lot more often and (I think) better than I was before. It's a warm place, with many talented, creative and kind people.

I have started a few projects on there but am eager to get involved in my first collaboration. Feel free to take a look around at

http://www.protagonize.com/story/angels-speak-with-gilded-tongues - A story - Angels Speak With Gilded Tongues
http://www.protagonize.com/author/Grim.R - My profile (other stories here also)

If anyone has any interest or pointers reply here or send me a message.

~Grim

P.S. I'm a romance junkie xD