My first thought was Scott Adams draws Dilbert and he's not a great artist!
But, yes, it's a competitive market, no guarantees of success.
However you create, in one form or in many, it's a gift to the world. And stays a gift even if you get paid for it!
If you really like the idea of the Abandoned Art Project I could see you making bookmarks with some of your writing, maybe some of your photography? You could add contact/feedback info. You could even make it the 'tag' so no extra packaging, and if it's interesting or pretty people would probably save and use it!
It's an idea, anyway, right? I'll think about it. It would be cool to see what people think when they discover it and have an honest use for it.
re: Scott Adams
I guess I've never really looked at Dilbert from a technical standpoint. A lot of comic strip artists don't really need to be great, they just need to convey an idea, and be consistent in drawing their characters. You don't usually have a lot of different angles in that type of art. It's normally two-dimensional, from the side and more or less straight on the subjects.
That, I might be able to manage, if that was what I was interested in. I, however, tend to get more ambitious with my composition than what my art talent will allow. :) And I really haven't been in production mode for years. Roughly 34 years ago, I wrote and drew a small graphic novel. Other than some character developing here and there, I really haven't done a whole lot more than that.
Yes, just a suggestion!
You are right about the Dilbert comic. It conveys an idea and doesn't pretend to be 'art'. More is expected from graphic novels, as you know better than I. I think if you are still thinking about the idea from years ago it's worth letting it percolate, playing with pencils on blank paper, doodling, and seeing what happens. Nothing to lose, no pressure, no expectations, find out if it's still something you'd like to do!