Category: Zinewrimo

Hello and happy Thursday, zine friends!

Well, well, well. I don’t know about you, but Tuesday and Wednesday certainly snuck up on me! I apologise for the silence around here, but I was busy diving into the prompts…

You have to start somewhere…

This is the third 24 hour zine I have made, and one thing that stays consistent is a colourful ‘introduction to the 24 hour zine challenge’ page. It ends up being a great warm up that helps me loosen up creatively and use all the colourful things.

I didn’t really know for sure if I was going to try for the full 24 consecutive hours. I started at noon on Tuesday and figured I’d just go with the flow of how I felt. In previous years I’ve broken up the process over a couple or a few days. This year, even though I think I had more prompts than I’ve ever had before, I thought I’d leave myself open to the idea.

There were so many creative prompts this year. (My 24 Hour Zine Thing zines are all pages I’ve made but the pages are based on suggestions people send.) A lot were thought provoking and one even made me laugh out loud.

At midnight, I called it for being a good 12-hour creative session and decided I needed some sleep. Well, more like my body and my brain fog decided it for me. That said, that’s the longest solid creative session I’ve had making one of these zines.

I started at 10am the next day. I spent a little less time on social media and ended up getting further than I thought I would. There are still quite a few pages left to complete, but I did get all the prompts started with my ‘page base’ ideas. I have a lot of writing in my future…

I didn’t completely finish the zine within 24 hours, but I really loved the process. I did stop pretty regularly for social media updates and whatnot. Would I have finished if I hadn’t done that? Possibly. But, for me, the social media and stopping to chat to people is part of the fun. People were very encouraging, I got some last-minute page prompts, and I overall didn’t feel alone any second of those 24 hours.

No matter how you do it, I highly recommend giving it a try.

Have you done the 24 hour zine challenge? Will you? Oh my gosh, are you doing it right now? Let me know in the comments.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Monday, Monday, Monday. Be kind. Haha. Hello, zine friends. Welcome to the start of a new week – if, in fact, Monday is the start of your week.

For today’s prompt, we have something I love doing… sharing the love.

Sharing is Caring – Write/Share about any zines/makers that/who inspire you

As much as I love sharing the love, I also get a little anxious because I feel like I’m always going to miss someone – and of course I want to mention all the people. So if I don’t mention you, please forgive me!

*Nichole/Pieces series – https://www.instagram.com/corridorgirl/ – Nichole is one of the first friends I made in the zine world and someone whose zines I identified with strongly. I’m pretty sure one of the issues of Pieces is the still the only zine to have ever made me cry (in a good way).

*Fishspit – Fishspit is another person I met very, very early early on in my zine journey. He’s always given me so much support in all the zine things I do, and he has one of the gentlest souls I’ve ever encountered.

*Karley – Karley makes the third person I met in my baby zinemaker days. She invited me to join my first ever collab zine (that I wasn’t organising myself) called The Filth. She inspires to be more unapologetic in what and how I create.

*Ryan – https://www.etsy.com/shop/pocketthoughts/ – Ryan is a great guy who inspires me with all of his creative ideas in zines, art, YouTube, and more. He’s a very skilled artist and has a great sense of humour.

*Nina – https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/ – Nina is such a supportive and kind person who inspires me to keep creating zines. Chainsaw Bunny is a long-time favourite of mine, and Nina’s art is absolutely lovely.

*Rich – https://www.instagram.com/feralpublication/ – I’ve talked about Rich a few times in regards to Feral Publication. I’m always impressed and inspired with what Rich is doing as a business, creatively, and to build community.

And, of course, all the ZineWriMo participants! <3 And many many more people!

What zinemakers/zines inspire you? I’d love to know.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

It’s a humid Sunday here in the zine cave, and it’s time to check in on ZineWiki!

Zine Wiki Day – Check in at https://zinewiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

ZineWiki is an awesome Wiki page dedicated to zines, zinemakers, and other zine information. Over the past year or so, there have been some issues with the ‘behind the scenes’ technical things.

When I started putting the prompts list together, I knew about the issues, but I still wanted to feature the site. It’s an awesome source of information, and I think we as zinemakers and zine fans can help support this site properly if we try. (It’s just a matter of figuring out who runs it and how we can help!)

So even if you can’t make or edit a page just yet, be sure to pop in, bookmark the site, and spread the word. We can’t let places like ZineWiki fade away.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello and happy day-late Sunday ZineWriMo post. Yesterday the day got away with me – at least, insofar as posting went. I did, however, get a nice start on the prompt for the day…

Make a zine about self-care

I was a little unsure about a self-care zine for myself, but I really wanted to put this as a prompt for this year. I don’t think I need to remind anyone how difficult this year has been, and self-care is especially important in times of stress.

With all the problems with technology I have been having, the idea of a ‘maintenance report’ popped into my head, and I decided to run with it. Kind of checking in with systems to find errors and required updates. I was thinking of the old dot matrix printers as well, but the “holes” on the edges of the cover didn’t quite fit what I was thinking of.

Even so, I had a lot of fun with this and have a start on a zine I’m liking so far.

Did you make a self-care zine or get started on one? Let me know in the comments.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello, and happy Friday, zine friends! It is quite the Friday here in the zine cave with a(nother) replacement printer now installed and (knock on wood) it will keep working. Sudden lockdown threw things into a little bit of a spin. Health and mind matters are always at the forefront…

But the beat goes on! And Friday means…

Friday Night Highlights – Show off your work in progress

Tonight’s focus is going to be on reading zines.

I recently did a radio interview with Cora Zon on Art Journal with Luke from Sticky Institute. At one point, I talked about how reviews were how I really started with Sea Green Zines.

I have been falling behind with them.

And I don’t like it.

While ZineWriMo is happening, it will be my focus. But I will be shifting my focus back where it belongs sooner rather than later.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello and happy Thursday zine friends! [Edited: This didn’t post as scheduled. Argh.]

While we brainstormed ideas for ZineWriMo at the beginning of the month, you may not have had a place to put those ideas. Welcome to today’s prompt.

Make and/or show your zine ideas book

I made this B6 sized, disc bound journal months ago and have been using it as a bullet journal. As things have changed and evolved, it’s become a lot less about where I store my everyday task lists. However, having a space to ‘catch’ all my collections of ideas has been great.

Not to mention I love the fairy lights washi tape. Hahaha.

Do you have a zine ideas book? Notepad? Sketchpad? Phone app? Shoebox? Let me know in the comments. I would love to see!

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello and welcome to that midweek hustle, zine friends. It’s time to show off what you’ve been working on…

Work on your work in progress

I’m afraid this is about as far as I got with any work in progress.

I would have much rather had something more exciting for today’s picture. Alas, I finished up other work, got started cutting out these pages for a US-size split zine (my first!) with a friend, and then… Well, and then I heard the news that South Australia is going into lockdown.

These are the things that happen in our lives at the moment. It’s nothing that turns my life personally upside down as such, but please spare a thought for those who have had to make sudden changes both in South Australia and around the world with these restrictions – both new and old.

What did you work on today? Did you get further than I did? It’s okay if not. ZineWriMo is meant to inspire, not stress. Let me know what you’re working on in the comments.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello and happy 17th day of ZineWriMo! How are we already this far through? Wow, wow, wow. Fortunately, if you’re feeling the same way and would like some time to reflect on it, today’s prompt might be just the thing for you.

Warm Up – Try stream of consciousness writing

If you’re not familiar with stream of consciousness writing, it’s about sitting down to write (you can have a page goal or a time goal if you like, but it’s not required) and writing your heart out without stopping. Any and every thought goes down on the page with neither overthought nor judgement. You can think of it as a wash for the mind, if you like.

I started journaling again for the first time in a long time earlier this year. I usually write about specific things for specific reasons, but today is about letting that pen go and not looking back.

I’ve tried stream of consciousness writing in the past, and it still puzzles me a little as to why it’s intimidating to me. Then again, once you release the damn, you can’t always predict the exact path of the flood, eh?

That said, it’s nice to be able to let things flow once I get into that mindset of writing for writing’s sake without judgement. Well, it’s me, so there’s a little judgement. But I’m working on that.

How about you? I’d love to know how others find the process of stream of consciousness writing.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello and a happy Monday to you, zine friends. Alas, Happy Mail Monday still isn’t happening. I’m trying to figure out how to create videos, but without a computer that will work properly, I’m a little stuck for the moment.

However, ZineWriMo goes on!

Sharing is Caring – Show off your favourite creative tools

I love this case for most (I have way too much washi to fit it all in) of my creative tools. The pens are primarily Papermate Inkjoy gels, which I absolutely love. My strong and steady over the years Bic pens are there as well. A couple of highlighters always come in handy as well.

Tiny scissors are super useful as well as my small metal ruler which is good for bullet journal time as well as doubling as a letter opener.

There’s actually a second zipper pocket to this that I forgot to snap a pic of. There’s some double-sided tape in there because it’s is my long-time adhesive of choice.

The big picture missing here, though, is my washi collection. I love washi, have way too much washi, and use washi as much as possible.

What is in your collection of creative tools and supplies? Do you also love washi? Do you have a bag or container for creating on the go? I’d love to check it out.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.

Hello and happy Saturday, zine friends. I’m afraid my Friday Night Highlights were lost in the continuing frustrations with technology. I’m very lucky that I’m able to address and sort out these things within a reasonable amount of time, it does still get to me every now and then.

Thank goodness for zines!

Make a zine for you and only you

My thoughts behind this prompt are around this pressure that seems to exist for anything and everything we create to have to be ‘saleable’ or ready to put ‘out there’ for the world to see. While it’s awesome if you want to share your amazing creations, I do feel there is value in reminding yourself what it is to create for creation’s sake. To do something for you because it makes you smile or you want to express yourself.

Apparently I needed to express myself.

Okay, so I’m technically going against the idea of this whole prompt by sharing this at all, but it’s only a peek at the cover to help show that I did that prompt. Hahaha.

I ended up writing a letter to my future stuff about some things that are currently happening. I’m not always the best at listening to that inner voice, and that inner voice jumped on the opportunity to get things out.

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Other Participants:

*https://hadass420.wordpress.com/
*@spaghettinightinc
*@juelule_
*Echo Publishing
*Rachel Getts

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Get the full list of prompts and find out what this whole ZineWriMo thing is all about here.