unofficial claim count, and the dwindling artist problem
alright. I’m still keeping my spreadsheet. as I write this 160 stories have been claimed. that means 50 stories remain going into round three.
Guys, this is a really slow selection year. It’s slow because while the number of stories for each year of the DCBB goes up, the number of artists who sign up each year goes *down.* it’s not your fic’s fault, if you’re still waiting for a claim. There’s a serious artist shortage.
We need more artists. If I had -any- skill at all I’d help, but even when I did draw I did it on paper. but the fact is that each artist would need to take on two or three separate projects to cover the demand, and that’s a lot of work. too much work.
So if you can, put out a request for artists to illustrate the DCBB. if you already have your artist, if you don’t have one yet, ask for artists to join and take on a fic.
I also wonder: if the number of writers keeps going up, and the number of artists keeps going down, how do we solve this art shortage problem?
How do we contact you? I don’t have a livejournal account, but I would love to claim a fic. Like immediately today.
I know other artists probably will as well but either don’t know about Dean/Cas Big Bang or don’t know the details of where/when to report. I really believe it’s not a lack of interest but a lack of getting the word out—because even with my schedule, every DCBB I think goddamn I missed it.
Hi! first thing I wanna say: I’m not in charge. I’m just a writer who sees an artist shortage problem and I wanted to ask.
if you want to claim a fic IMMEDIATELY! go to THIS POST to comment on a claim. you can use your twitter account as your identity, and then in the message, write in your tumblr URL if you don’t have an LJ account.
the claim format is in this post.
These posts have the summaries for each of the stories: Mini-Bangs get one piece of art. Big Bangs get two and there are three posts detailing them all:
Post part One | Post part Two | Post Part Three
for all other details, the FAQ for the Big Bang can be found here.
Thank you for offering to do art! There are more than a few writers who need an artist to choose their fic and are worried about what it means that they haven’t been chosen yet.