I'm looking for a writer or perhaps another artist to collab with on a comic/manga project. The goal is to eventually pitch said project to publishers. Currently I'm mainly interested in:

1) Fairy tale and Folklore retellings - particularly those in the vein of Liao Zhai ZhiYi by Pu Songling. [link] Think "Chinese Ghost Story" or "Bride of the Water God". As seen in my art, I favor Asian stories more but I am open to stuff such as "Ella Enchanted", "The 10th Kingdom", "No Rest For the Wicked", "Shrek", etc.

2) Genre of:

a) romantic-fantasy: mainly eastern or in a east + west hybrid. Unfortunately for the time being I am not very interested in Tolkien-esque types of fantasy.

b) romantic-comedy: i.e. fairy tale parodies

c) or romantic-historical with a shoujo feel. My favorite history eras are Victorian, Edwardian, Heian, Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, 20's-40's, Regency (Jane Austen)...

And well... what I want is pretty much just a good and compelling romance story - beyond fluffy shoujo type of stories. (I hate to admit it but I am a hopeless romantic).

3) An interesting and or quirky female protagonist. Doesn't have to be a butt-kicking heroine, but she shouldn't be a passive wallflower. I like female characters who may not be strong physically but have an inner strength.

4) Or a story revolving around Asian-Americans, perhaps with issues dealing with assimilation, stereotypes, etc. E.X. - Picture Brides

5) Rating should be something from G to PG13

Basically I just want a story that I'll fall in love with and be willing to put time and effort into.

I would also prefer it more if you were located somewhere in the USA and are over 18.

What I do not want to work on:
1) Epics, anything beyond 1-3 volumes
2) Sci-Fi (due to lack of skill with drawing machinery, robots and mechanical things)
3) High School melodramas. The protagonist can be of High School age, but I don't want to work on a project revolving around Prom, Student Council, etc.
4) Large Casts of Characters

If anyone is interested, send a note, or reply here with a short summary of your story and/or some writing samples.

*edited some bits to clarify*