Feb. Update: News, Propositions, and Baby Tears

Hello errbody. I have some news that I would like to share to you, as well as a couple propositions, and some baby tears, as the title suggests. Let's start with the news.

Return from Paradise, my little project series I have been posting will be hereby postponed, maybe even cut short. At the moment, I have little interest in writing this story any long. This tends to happen from time to time for me, but I have been given some really good advice from on how to improve my writing. While it has caused my OCD to decide to discontinue my previous series, it has made me determined to improve my writing and come back with an even better story. I am already int he works of brainstorming, and I will use the same tactics and strategies I have been utilizing for RFP for this new series, to be named later. If you guys are interested, or would like a certain topic or story to be written about, please feel free to comment below.

In other news, I have been working my butt off at my place of business just about every day of the week for a very long time now, and it probably wont slow down anytime soon, but rather pick up once spring and summer hit, so I have been physically and mentally exhausted. While being exhausted does have its advantages as far as excuses to be lazy are concerned, it does get in the way of actually being productive on my time off. Instead of writing, or drawing, or reading... I have been playing videogames, but not just any videogame... I have been playing Fire Emblem: Awakening, quite possibly the best game I have ever played on a handheld, maybe even ever on anything. While it can be considered a waste of time, hear me out: it gives me plenty of inspiration to write stories of my own.

Anywho, onto the propositions. I have two of them:

Proposition One:

I am looking for a talented anime/manga-styled illustrator to collaborate with me on a graphic novel idea I have had for quite some time. I am willing to pay in points, cash, or gum, whichever meets your fancy. Prices can be negotiated, I am very flexible on that part. However, if you are interested, I would like to have an initial concept sketch done pro bono, consider it a job application/resume submission. It doesn't have to be anything more than a sketch, and the artist will have next-to-full artistic freedom when it comes to it, as well as the novel itself, barring a few key things that I would like introduced (it wont be anything crazy, trust me).

If you are interested in creating a graphic novel with me, one that I hope to get published, please send me a note or comment on this journal. I will then give you the details on the story and the prices of which I am willing to pay, as well as any legal stuff that needs to be discussed. If everything that is to be negotiated and agreed upon is, then a contract will be written and signed by all parties involved, to protect everyone.

Proposition Two:

I have an idea to get people some watchers, favorites, and most importantly, points, in a fun, pay-to-play lottery system that will only be as good as the participants involved make it. Here is the gist of it...

Points will be pooled by all parties wanting to play in the lottery, as well as artwork they wish to be featured. A program, to be detailed later, will randomly pick out a few names and artwork. The artwork will be sent to a judging table where the three best of the artwork chosen will be featured, as well as a couple honorable mentions (if applicable). As for the points, they will be dispersed in predetermined amounts to the winners of the random drawings. Or perhaps there can be few prizes involved from the dA store, the pooled points of which could help fund. Whichever choice the winners decide, points or prize, they will receive. The only thing that needs to be worked out is the point totals to be awarded, and that all depends on a few factors: the number of players, the amount of points donated, etc. The more points you donate, the better your odds of winning. Something like every 10 points you donate, you get a ticket with a number on it. The more numerals of 10 you donate, the more tickets you get, and the more points that can be ultimately won if enough people play.

And to be safe for those people that do donate, they will be insured by myself. If the game doesn't turn out as well as hoped, the people that have already donated will be refunded immediately. Hopefully it will be a hit c: it will be the first time I have ever done something like this, but it can be fun and beneficial to many people.

Now for the baby tears, yes? Well, we are fresh out. SORRY! If you want baby tears, you will have to share this journal to all of your friends if you don't want baby tears, please share anyway. If you do share it, let me know, and I will reward you somehow

Tootaloo mother lovers!