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*

Sooooo... I made it as one the semi-finalists for Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga 8 contest! My 3rd attempt at RSOM no less...

My entry is called "The Nightingale's Sorrow" [link] and it's a short story featuring characters from Fallen Moon [link] It's set a year or so after the events of the current storyline and uh, hints at certain things to come. It's also sorta, kinda, somewhat based on the Vietnamese folktale "Tam and Cam".

I worked on it 2 weeks before the deadline and so it's rushed in many places. So many things I wished I could correct! >_< But it was a pretty good learning experience, sans the nausea and fatigue I was experiencing near the deadline. You don't have to vote for me, but it would make me very happy if you guys would check it out!

Check out my fellow Wirepop's entries as well!

I'm going to be upgrading from my old tablet to a Wacom (as an early christmas present for me , and well, because I really do need a new tablet). However, I'm a little stuck and can't decide if I should get a Intuos or a Graphire, a 6x8 or a 9x12? Any recommendations and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Unfortunately I haven't had time to check through my messages lately, but thank you so much for all the comments and faves!

... of projects and such

Webcomics:
Fallen Moon: [link]
Cat Boy // Mouse Girl (on haitus): [link]
The Frog Prince (completed): unavailable

Journal:
My nearly daily art journal [link]

Clubs:

Okay, I've finally got the homepage for CB//MG up. You may find it here [link] The site isn't completely done, nor are all the content/comic archives up. But hopefully the site will grow as time goes on.

And while I'm at it, go read Fallen Moon [link] too!