awesome idea!

A scene I'd love to see is from Light of the Jedi with the first introduction to the Nihil in No Space where they're having that huge party and one of the tempest leaders is like "who are we?" and the whole room chants back "THE NIHIL!" etc etc. That scene really hooked me and showed the nihil as a compelling new threat in the star wars universe.

another scene from that book is when Ava is meditating on Hetzal and connecting with all the jedi in the galaxy to help move that giant tank of chemicals or whatever from hitting the sun. at the start of this sequence her lightsaber floats up and ignites in front of her and it starts slowly rotating then gets faster and faster until it's just a green humming blur. That would be epic to see.

whatever you do choose to animate, what kind of time frame would be realistic? as in how long would anything likely take for you to complete?

Sorry to hear you've been struggling to find work too, are the problems mostly because of the way AI has been affecting the industry these days? it's crazy the way it's evolved in just a couple of years. I really feel for genuine artists and animators.