I have written a novel, and while it's not published yet, it *is* in the hands of an editor. It's been 3 weeks ans till no rejection. I know, excitement is premature, but I'm - well- excited. I want to get some art and music done for the series, and I thought I'd see what kinda' help I could get with that.

Still with me? Okay. What I want is art and music to go with the work. Now, since I'm not publishing this novel myself (like I said, it's in the hands of an editor right now) , therefore, i have no control over cover art or illustrations or anything. So this artwork is purely for my own enjoyment (and possibly for marketing materials if this actually takes off and I get YOUR permission to use it as such.

The music is kinda' in the same boat. The publisher I'm looking at also buys audio rights, so this music is entirely for my own inspiration and for background play at marketing events (con booths, signings, readings, etc)

Mostly, though, this art and music is going into my writing office to inspire me while I work.

So, here's the deal. FA is full of great talent, and I'd love to support that as much as I possibly can, BUT I don't have unlimited funds. So, I'd like to take bids from interested authors and musicians (if anyone is actually interested.)

So, if anyone out there would like to help a fledgling novelist get his second through fifth manuscripts write, drop me a line and let me know what you would charge / trade / like in return for one of the following commissions:

Theme song : I'd like a 4 minute or longer kinda composition that captures the sound of a magical, 5-member band of porcine musicians. Something adventurous and fun.

Art commission(s): There are 5 MC's of this series, and I would ultimately like portraits of each, and a group shot. So I may be looking at up to 5 artists for this. Descriptions available upon request.

So there it is. That's what I'm looking for. If anyone out there is interested at all, like i said, please drop me a line and let me know what you'd like in return for your creativity. If I had any control over the actual publishing process with these manuscripts I'd definitely be looking for cover art and illustrations, but all I can do is make marketing materials (which is more fun anyway.. heh heh)

I'll be looking back at this post and checking my mail here throughout this month, and I'll pick out the best deal(s) and contact those of y'all I can most afford to work with :)

Thanks for reading,
Nicholas
aka
Flippant Moniker