Original fiction project - week of 03/27/2011

I think I figured it out: why I am able to write more on weeks when I'm busy. It's because when you're busy, your time to work on stories is limited, and so there's no time for the usual pooping around with story ideas and character background and pretending to outline. You got 30 minutes, tops today. What do you do? You just write something.

That, and I had a series of prompts set up to try to stretch my story more into the fantasy realm than it's been. A lot of what I wrote isn't "usable" story narrative, just me trying to re-imagine ideas I have for my story in more recognizable fantasy-like terms.

Anyway, word count: 1,901. I think I did well for writing in March. April I suspect I will go back to organizing all this stuff I've been writing.

Finding an illustrator

I have pretty much decided to self-publish my old novel, just to get it out in the world and out of my hair. It's completely (professionally) edited at this point, and now I need a book cover illustrator, and am not sure where to start to look for one.

Well, actually, I take that back. I started with my gf, and she said she'd help hook me up with someone, but then never did, and at this point, I'm tired of nagging her about it. She's sort of a flake that way.

I know LJ/DW is overflowing with artists, but I'm not sure where to go to get their attention. I have skimmed Craigslist for locals, but all that sort of makes me nervous.

I have the concept of the cover in my head, I just need someone with more talent than me to pull it off.