TFN Seeking Cover Artists....
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persephone_koreOK, so I'm basically posting an ad. Please put up with me.
The TFN Fanfic Archive tries to get cover art done for each of the fics it archives. This is sometimes the bottleneck to getting an accepted fic put up, since a lot of writers -- especially those who are less involved in the sociable side of fandom -- either don't know any authors or feel awkward about... well... asking someone to read their fic and create something that's basically to make the story look better instead of to be admired all on its own. Or, you know, paid for -- though I suppose maybe some people commission their covers.
So, there's a mailing list where artists who don't mind doing an occasional cover art can sign up, and requests can go out to it to be (potentially) picked up by anyone who gets the message. Artists, people who can edit stuff together from the multimedia section, all are welcome. And we're hoping to get more artists to join, since currently there can be quite a wait.
Actually, I signed up myself, though I don't know how much use I'll be.
The TFN Fanfic Archive tries to get cover art done for each of the fics it archives. This is sometimes the bottleneck to getting an accepted fic put up, since a lot of writers -- especially those who are less involved in the sociable side of fandom -- either don't know any authors or feel awkward about... well... asking someone to read their fic and create something that's basically to make the story look better instead of to be admired all on its own. Or, you know, paid for -- though I suppose maybe some people commission their covers.
So, there's a mailing list where artists who don't mind doing an occasional cover art can sign up, and requests can go out to it to be (potentially) picked up by anyone who gets the message. Artists, people who can edit stuff together from the multimedia section, all are welcome. And we're hoping to get more artists to join, since currently there can be quite a wait.
Actually, I signed up myself, though I don't know how much use I'll be.
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Re: I could :)
Date: 2007-09-16 04:56 am (UTC)I understand illustrations within the story are permitted, yes.
I definitely wouldn't want you to overload or take on too many obligations. I should note that we average less than half a dozen new stories archived per month, and some of our more prolific authors seem to either do their own artwork or have standing arrangements for it. (And yet it's still a bottleneck, yes.) So the cover art mailing list seems to be relatively low traffic, and I stress that it definitely does not constitute an obligation to sign on for any of the requests that may come through. (I'm not entirely sure anybody but the Archive editors can tell you're on there unless you post, come to think of it.)
All that said, if you'd rather have me forward things that look like they might be up your alley, I'd be happy to do that instead. :)