Category: Announcements

My beautiful boy Asimov is at the vet’s, recovering from his third (and final! they finally found the problem) operation until tomorrow, so I’m trying to keep my mind occupied. What better way to do that than with admin stuff?

Here are some updates on site things, shop things and whatnot.

I’ve updated the Zine Videos page if you’d like to check that out. I’m adding more and more videos, and I’ve make a YouTube Zine Video Playlist for all of them if you’d like to check that out.

I’ve also updated my Available Zines page so you can not only see what I have available but you can buy directly from me as well if you’d like.

My Etsy shop is now 100% Sea Green Zines! My previous business name has lapsed, hence why I’ve finally decided to switch over my Etsy shop name. You can now get there by using www.seagreenzines.etsy.com

I also have plenty of new zines listed there:

*Hairy is a simple illustrated zine about body hair caused by PCOS.

*DAFUQ You Say? is a mini-zine full of the weird and wonderful things I’ve heard people say. Taken completely out of context, of course.

*What’s All This Then? is a mini-zine introduction to what zines are all about.

*Dear Anonymous 6 is complete and now available as both physical and digital.

I am very, very happy to announce that Umbrella – A PCOS Zine – is now finished and is also available in physical and digital forms.

That’s all from me for today. I have a lot more to do and a lot more zines to make, so I’m off for the day!

Hello! I hope you’re having a wonderful day. It’s Australia Day here in Oz, and I know that brings up a lot of mixed feelings, so I’ll mention it and then leave it be.

I know Thursdays are meant for reviews only – and there will be a review later this arvo – but I wanted to post this sooner rather than later.

I am so happy to say that my PCOS collab zine is taking off, and there will even be a comic in it!

I’ve never created a zine with a comic in it, so I’m very excited to be working with someone who makes them. Telling her story visually will be a wonderful thing to have in the zine.

Also, thanks to a shout out from Sticky Institute, there is very likely going to be more content than I first anticipated. (But please submit if you want to! The more the merrier!

This isn’t so much bad as me simply apologising for disappearing Tuesday and Wednesday.

Things are… interesting for Wanderer and me right now (life-wise, not relationship-wise), and we have had a lot to work out and a lot of hard decisions to make. A lot of it is for possibilities rather than things that will definitely happen, but it’s better to make the plans of actions sooner rather than when (if) they happen and a lot of emotion is involved.

Please also forgive my vagueness, but no one wants to hear me prattle on about my woes anyway. We’re all dealing with tough things!

This is one of those decisions that was really hard to make… I won’t be attending Festival of the Photocopier 2017.

While I imagine it’s not exactly a huge thing for me not to be there to anyone in particular, it does break my heart a little. I was really looking forward to it, but circumstances being what they are…

The silver lining to this is that Sticky has a waiting list for people wanting a table, and now someone who didn’t think they would have a table will now be able to.

Anyway, that’s me for the day. Review to come soon.

All plans for a normal post today went out the window last night.

I’ll spare you the less than awesome (aka yucky) details, but the medical mystery that is my beloved cat Asimov is back at the vet.

It’s come down to needing a very delicate operation on his throat area (a lot of very important bits around there in a cat) – no other option. We’re hoping that doing the necessary cleaning out and such will also reveal the source of all his problems.

I’m holding a sale on my Etsy shop to help fund the operation.

I appreciate everyone’s patience. I feel like I bounce between ‘everything is awesome’ and ‘EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE WHAT IS HAPPENING’. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me through all the crazy things that happen in my life.

I would much rather give you something in exchange for your help, but if you feel so inclined, I do have a direct way to donate on my Paypal page. If you want to donate there but want something different to what I have available on Etsy, no worries at all. Just send me a message there if you can or shoot me an email at theauthor@inkyblots.com

Today is Wanderer’s birhtday, so please forgive the lack of a standard type post. I have mail to share as well as news, so I’ll be right back on track tomorrow!

If you’re expecting an email response, I’ll be pouring through those tomorrow as well.

Until then – party hard!

Ziiiiiiines. To know them is to love them. (At least, I think so.) If you love zines, then I have an opportunity for you.

Zine Nation is a site dedicated to ziiiiines. They post up an assortment of reviews most months as well as conduct interviews with various people in the zine community (even with me!).

Zine Nation is currently looking for an editor to take over the blog and smm for a few months. Does this sound like you? Well then get in contact!

They are @zinenation on Twitter and Zine Nation on Facebook.

The sun is out, the day is beautiful, and I have a couple things to tell you…

Festival of the Photocopier!

Yes, the dates have been announced (Feb 12), and Sea Green Zines will be attending! I just had my table confirmed. I am just as nervous (if not more so) than last year, but the whole thing was SUCH a great experience. Plus, I know more people now! I’ll probably go all anxiety-fuelled loud and obnoxious (again), but I’ll know more people.

Anyway, I’m babbling. Barring any catastrophe, I will be there! (I also might be launching something extra special…)

I am now on Patreon!

Patreon is similar to crowdfunding except that you can support a creator longer term or on a per project basis. The idea is (I think) that continued support in that form means a creator can focus on creating rather than needing to crowdfund each project (which can be exhausting).

If you follow my Twitter, you may have noticed that I was a little anxious about the prospect of joining up. Part of it was that I have a couple very loud acquaintances who are very much against everything like crowdfunding and Patreon.

I don’t do well with the very loud.

The other side of it is feeling like I don’t even deserve the chance to be open to that kind of support. However, I have been making an effort lately to treat myself the way I treat other people. I would encourage anyone who needs support to go for it, so I’m extending that feeling to myself.

I’m new to the whole thing, so please check it out and let me know if you have any suggestions. If you are also on Patreon, please let me know so I can check out your page.

That’s all for the announcements, though there are one or two in the mix to come eventually. I hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Don’t Call Me Cupcake 6 – the sixth in the zine series about my life – is now up on Etsy in both physical and digital forms.

Number 6 – Spring – is a bit of an emotional one where I share the story of Wanderer’s time in hospital, talk about Boggin moving, start facing my fears when it comes to my mental illness, and more.

Don’t Call Me Cupcake 5: So… I’m 30 and Dear Anonymous 5 are now both available on my Etsy shop.

You can get physical copies or safe postage and waiting time by grabbing the postage-saver PDF versions.