So we are always seeing posts around here for writers looking for artists. Being a writer who has collaborated with a number of artist myself I know a the secret to attracting an artist to your project. You pay them money.

This gave me an idea. What if there was a contest for just writers. The winning writer would get the money for an artist or at least some of the money. It could be a jumpstart to get a webcomic rolling.

So I decided to start just such a contest and use the meager profits I get from my main comic Exiern to fund it. You can see the details here:

http://www.exiern.com/Contest.php

It seemed like a fun idea and a neat way to give back.

Sounds interesting.

I think I'm going to enjoy this.

$150 wouldn't get me four pages of the quality I would like. The smallest project I have running is either $300k volunteer or $800k return.

Just to clarify things, I suggest a limit to the total number of projected pages be set. I guess 20 no-ad is pretty common for commercial, while epic fan tops 50 easy and can reach well into the hundreds.

Not to say I won't submit an entry or two, but as all of my projects involve 50+person development teams, a single artist is not very attractive and exposure is the last thing they will need by the time they start to take off.

What kind of comic takes 50 people to develop?

I have a question.

I have a comic in which I am already paying an artist. If I win can I put the money towards that series or is this only for the development of a new series?