The Dinosaur Inside Me

First of all, congratulations! You should be very proud of yourself.

So we’re taking a drink every time:

Someone gives us a task

Nancy takes something that isn’t hers

Nancy says something like “it’s locked”

Nancy says something unbelievably tactless

Krolmeister

Koko Kringle

We die

Stressful music

sinks (as in when you can look at a sink, not like you sink a boat)

we handle some sort of machinery that we are in no way qualified to use

reference to a past game

we eat or go to the bathroom

If you are a portrait artist, please consider reading this post! If you know any artists, please comment or private message me their information!

My name is Jenna Moreci, I’m a SFF author and writing vlogger - you can peep my channel here. Within the upcoming months, I will be in the market for a character portrait artist in order to prepare for the launch of my highly anticipated fantasy novel, The Savior’s Champion. Want details? I’ve got ‘em.

- I am looking to commission a minimum of 2 but ideally up to 10-35 character portraits. Said characters are from a fantasy novel with a Grecian vibe. I have reference photos readily available.

- I am looking for professional inquiries only. 

- I am looking for a realistic or semi-realistic style. No cartoon, Disney, or anime submissions, please. I would prefer digital work, but if it’s possible to make the portraits look as though they were painted, that is a plus (though certainly not mandatory). I am open to colored portraits or black and white.

- These portraits will be displayed on my website as well as all social media platforms. They will be used for promotional material and tools. Most importantly, they will be displayed on my YouTube channel. You’re looking at a total reach of roughly 100k+ followers, many of whom are other writers potentially in the market for artwork.

- Artist watermarks/signatures are encouraged on all portraits. I will also promote said artist prolifically on all of my platforms, including YouTube. If you’re working with me, I want to bring you traffic and clients. I want this pairing to be mutually beneficial.

- Of course, I am not anticipating paying you “in exposure” (though I do want you to get TONS of it). We creatives need to make a living, after all. I want to hear your rates. Let’s talk payment.

If this sounds like a project you’d be interested in, or you know of an artist who fits the bill, please let me know. I did have an artist already in mind for this project, but it looks like she might be bowing out :(

Note: this project is not yet time sensitive. I am not looking to get to work for a few months, so if you’re interested but not currently available, that is not a deal-breaker. My schedule is very flexible. My everything is flexible (except for my actual body - I can’t even do a cartwheel). I am just starting the hunt early, especially since my expected artist might no longer be interested.

Looking forward to hearing from some amazing talents! I’m aware that this is potentially a very large project if we move forward with up to 35 portraits, but my goal is not only to produce an outstanding novel release but also to expose a talented artist to my audience. I take care of my own.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.

It didn’t come across grumpy, there just isn’t a question in here, so I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with this.

So here’s a goat!

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.

I Don’t Have A Purpose

Why even bother to carry out the motions of a meaningless existence? It’s not like any of this matters, right? We’re all going to be dust relatively soon, so why try at anything? Why should I care about my health, wealth or life when it’s meaningless?

These are questions I used to ask myself and the truth is - there is no point in living a life devoid of meaning and purpose. We must decide on a purpose for ourselves - this must be linked to something you’re passionate about otherwise it won’t feel like your purpose.

Purpose is a term that’s thrown about very loosely these days, to me it means living a lifestyle that revolves around something you care enough about to not give it up for anything in this world. I decided that my purpose would be personal development because it saved my life.

After people tried to take it from me I realised that this life is a gift and should be treated as such. I decided that I would no longer allow this life to be a collection of moments devoid of meaning - I gave meaning to my life by doing things that mean something to me.

I get it, you don’t know what you’re passionate about - I was once there too. You’ve yet to realise it, but you’re in the best position possible - you get to try so many different things and see what fits. Try anything and everything and see how it makes you feel inside - whatever makes you feel good will be tied to your purpose. 

If you only had 24 hours left to live - what would you do with it? I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t waste it doing anything you didn’t care about, right? So whatever it is you would do with that time - do it today. If it feels good - include that in as much of your life as possible and you will feel your purpose each day.

Life doesn’t come with a manual - define your purpose for yourself.