I’m just starting into week three of whatever this lung thing I have is. If I’m a bit slow in replying to things, please know I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Calls for Submissions Update
I took a little break from calls for submission this weekend to let my 100th zine review and the 100th zine review celebration awards get the top posts kind of attention I think they deserve.
I’ll be back to the usual calls for submissions weekend postings this weekend. So if you have any calls for submission (or anything else zine-related you’d like to announce), please feel free to comment here or email me at theauthor@inkyblots.com
We Made It!
I am so thrilled (and relieved) to say that the Dear Anonymous Kickstarter has made it! Soon the sweet sounds of the printer will once again fill the Nyx house. <3
Thank you to everyone who shared, liked, Tweeted, and – of course – donated!
Happy Easter
SeaGreenZines Gone Digital – Screw Postage Prices
Postage being the massive expense that it is, I am happy to announce that you can now get the digital versions of my zines at My Etsy Shop.
Dear Anonymous 1
Dear Anonymous 2
Dear Anonymous 3
Don’t Call Me Cupcake 1
Don’t Call Me Cupcake 2
Bask in the knowledge that you are helping me buy printer ink, of which I have absolutely none right now. (Uh oh.)
Dear Anonymous 4 Apology
Dear Anonymous 4 letters!
I want to apologise to everyone who has submitted to Dear Anonymous 4.
I’m sorry.
There are submissions that I have been sitting on for ages, and I am so sorry about that. At first, it was because I simply needed more submissions. I got it into my head that if I didn’t have at least as many letters as I had in Dear Anonymous 3 (the biggest in the series thus far), then I wouldn’t start. I still don’t have that many submissions, but I could have started the zine months ago. What was all about the numbers became, if I’m to be honest, more about my anxiety. It was easier to blame the numbers than it was to face making something creative.
Just because you love something doesn’t mean it can’t cause you anxiety.
Again, I’m sorry for the delay. I truly am. To make it up to you, I will send *PHYSICAL* copies of Dear Anonymous 4 to all contributors. I’d decided to send out digital contributor copies after the cost of sending out Dear Anonymous 3, but I’m taking that back. Physical copies for all!
I promise you, as evidenced by the picture up top, I have begun work on Dear Anonymous 4.
Even though I am working on it now, Dear Anonymous 4 is still open for submissions. Please send your letters (to your boss, to your cat, to the tree outside your bedroom window) to theauthor at inkyblots.com ASAP!
As always, thank you so much for your patience.
Happiest of Holidays to You
Secret Zine Santa!
Woo! Zinefest Berlin is hosting a worldwide Secret Zine Santa. Simply put, you put yourself down for sending as many or as few zines out as you’d like, and you’ll receive that many in the mail.
Check out the Secret Zine Santa event on Facebook.
Check It Out!
In another life, I am an author. While I try not to let that life cross into my zine life too often, my wonderful student debt dictates that I put my squirmy feelings aside and ‘cross promote’. Not that I have anything against sales as such – I’m just not built to be a salesman. (Even as much as my life could benefit were I such.)
I have recently released the ‘boxed set’ of my first three books. It’s an interesting set in that the first I wrote before my Professional Writing & Editing Cert IV and diploma stuff, the second book I wrote during, and the third book I wrote as I was finishing up. So you can really see how much my style has changed and been polished up in that time.
Of course, the set is cheaper than buying the ebooks individually. Check it out here on Amazon. Any sharing and, of course, purchases, are greatly appreciated.
Housekeeping!
The Zine Review Index is now up to date.
