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#ZineWriMo Day 7: WIP Wednesday

Hello, zine friends! I don’t know about you, but this week feels like it’s whizzing by to me. I keep thinking it’s Tuesday. Haha. I was very happy to discover that it’s Wednesday, though, as today’s prompt is…

Work on your work in progress

Work day!

This isn’t a very exciting screenshot, but I create a lot of my zines using InDesign. It’s a program I absolutely adore but also one that I got quite a few years back with a hefty student discount – so probably not one you’d like to go for if you’re starting out.

Anyway, this is the first look at the bare bones of Dear Anonymous 8. From here, I’ll plug in all the text, and then I will start picking the fonts, the ways to present the text, and the backgrounds for each letter.

I’ll also be setting up more of the ‘bones’ for Workaholic and Umbrella 2.

What are you working on today? I’d love to know. Be sure to leave a comment below and check out the other people who are joining in.

Check out the full list of daily prompts here.

Participants:

*Echo Publishing
*Riot Grrl
*Ulterior Zines
*Olga Writes Things
*Zines and Things
*Maybe Magick Zines

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#ZineWriMo Day 6: Idea Book

Hello, zine friends! November is certainly on its way already, isn’t it? Today we have a bit more organisation on the agenda because I love organising. That’s pretty much it. Haha. I love planners, I love organising… It makes me happy. Today’s prompt:

Make/Create a zine idea book

While I still carry a little notebook with me wherever I go just in case ideas strike me on the go, this is my ‘official’ ideas notebook when it comes to zines. It’s A5 size and also holds things I need to keep track of for current collab zines, a few written pieces that I need to type up to put in zines, a collection of quotes for another zine I want to make, so on and so forth.

I want to cover both the inside covers and the outside with stickers, but I have three lovelies so far. A little extra inspiration never hurt, right?

Let me know if you have an ideas book and be sure to check out what other participants are doing for ZineWriMo.

Check out the full list of daily prompts here.

Participants:

*Echo Publishing
*Riot Grrl
*Ulterior Zines
*Olga Writes Things
*Zines and Things
*Maybe Magick Zines

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Happy Mail Monday – Slightly Blurry Edition

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Hello, and happy Monday, friends! Please forgive the slight fuzziness to today’s video. I couldn’t wait to open my mail and thus didn’t wait until fixing my phone for video recording before doing so. Hehe. It doesn’t take away from the glorious goodies that have landed in my post box this past week.

Thank you so much for watching.

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Awesome People/Places/Spaces Mentioned:

*Sober Bob – https://www.instagram.com/soberbobmonthly/

*Rum Lad – http://stevelarder.co.uk/ / https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/RumLadZinesAndArt

*Phoebe – https://www.instagram.com/phoebeszines/ / https://www.instagram.com/phoebekitcherart/
*Princesa Priata Distro – https://princesapiratadistro.wordpress.com/
*Footprint Workers Cooperative – https://www.footprinters.co.uk/
*The Sad Ghost Club – https://thesadghostclub.com/

*Luke You – https://smallzinevolcano.bigcartel.com/
*YOU – http://www.zinewiki.com/YOU

*Alex Wrekk – https://www.instagram.com/alexwrekk/
*Portland Buttonworks – https://portlandbuttonworks.com/
*Stolen Sharpie Revolution – http://www.stolensharpierevolution.org/

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Jaime Nyx
PO Box 378
Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Australia

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#ZineWriMo Day 5: Colourful

Hello, lovely zine friends! I hope this day finds you well and having a marvelous start to your week. Alas, mine has been a little tumultuous – hence the Happy Mail Monday video being delayed – but I still got to play with zinemaking a bit with today’s ZineWriMo prompt.

Make a Zine: Warm up with a zine full of colour

In all honesty, I didn’t have the spoons for making any sort of art, so I cheated a bit by selecting a gorgeous watercolour paper from my scrapbooking papers. The gentle, swirling pastels actually reminded me of a poem I wrote years ago and thus decided to put into the zine.

I don’t think I’ll ever have the courage to share the poem, but it was nice to put it down on paper, and it was especially nice to make a zine! Whenever it’s been a while since I’ve made a zine, it feels like so much longer.

A little something on the last page.

I might still tweak the back cover, but for now, I’m pretty darn happy with it. Let me know how you are going with your ZineWriMo creations. ^_^

Check out the full list of daily prompts here.

Participants:

*Echo Publishing
*Riot Grrl
*Ulterior Zines
*Olga Writes Things
*Zines and Things
*Maybe Magick Zines

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#ZineWriMo Day 4: Connect With Others

Hello, hello, zine friends! I hope you’ve been having a wonderful weekend so far. Today we’re rounding out the weekend with a ZineWriMo prompt all about saying hello.

Sharing is Caring: Connect with other zinemakers

One of the greatest joys I’ve found in being involved with zines is meeting amazing people. There are so many making zines all around the world, and it’s my pleasure to know them. But I also know that getting to know people online first can help a lot when it comes to social anxiety.

Thank goodness we have online zine groups!

As I mentioned in my first post, ZineWriMo has a Facebook group as well as a Twitter hashtag ‘group’(?) going.

There are also other groups as well. The website We Make Zines, and a couple of other Facebook groups as well: Zines A Go Go and Zines Australia.

Even more? Well yes!

At the bottom of each ZineWriMo post, I have a list of participants. You can always say hello on those spaces as well.

Participants:

*Echo Publishing
*Riot Grrl
*Ulterior Zines
*Olga Writes Things
*Zines and Things

If you would like to be added to the list, you can let me know by DMing me your link on Instagram or Twitter, or you can email me.

Phew! I think I’ll leave it there for today. If there are any spaces, places, or participants I’ve missed, be sure to let me know. I also have a Resources page if you’d like to check that out.

Check out the full list of daily prompts here. Happy ZineWriMo!

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#ZineWriMo Day 3: Make Mini-Zine Blanks

Hello, hello, and welcome to day three of ZineWriMo! We’re on our way now, zine friends. Today we have a bit of a prep day for things to come later in the month.

Make mini-zine blanks

I got my very first papercut of the month folding these lovelies, but I am all set. You’ll need seven if you want to make each of the ‘make a zine’ prompts for the month (eight if you’d like to make a ZineWriMo zine about the whole experience).

I’m a ‘production line’ kind of mind, I suppose you could say, so when I’m making more than one thing, I like to do all of step one, then all of step two and so on. I don’t think it makes it any more or less creative. For me, it’s more so because then the blank canvas is already prepped and ready to go. I only need to think about the art.

But maybe I’m thinking about the whole thing a little too much. Haha.

Check out the full list of daily prompts here.

Participants:

*Echo Publishing
*Riot Grrl
*Ulterior Zines
*Olga Writes Things
*Zines and Things

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Call for Calls for Submissions: Spread the Word About Your Zine/Distro/Library!

Zine Calls for Submissions

Share your call for submissions, let people know about your distro or zine library, announce your newest zine, let people know you are crowdfunding a zine project…

If you have an announcement to make that has to do with zines, do it here! Sea Green Zines wants to be your megaphone. Even better? It’s an automatic shout out on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr when your call is posted here.

Big fuzzy love hearts to those who have a .jpg call for subs, but all are welcome. Get in touch by emailing theauthor[at]inkyblots.com or comment below.

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Itty Bitty Mini-Zine Review

Hello, wonderful zine friends. I have a very short and sweet review for you today. It would usually go in one of my Mega Mini-Zine reviews, but it’s a busy, busy time! So enjoy this itty bitty dose of a super cute zine.

MLEMS
Zappix Art
https://www.instagram.com/zappixart/

Mlems is a tiny A8 full-colour zine about mlems. Not sure what mlems are? Well, the cover gives a little clue…

Mlems is an itty bitty that is big on the cuteness factor. Each page is dedicated to a cute animal drawing. Each with their cute tongue sticking right out. It’s an adorable mini that’s fairly quick to look through. But, if you’re like me, you’ll come back to it for a smile more than once.

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#ZineWriMo Day 2: Plan Your Goals and Dreams

Hello, and happy Friday, zine friends! I’m still in shock that we’re already in November, but what can you do short of getting a good grip and holding on for the ride?

Today we’re going to take our brainstorms/thought gardens from yesterday and give them a bit of organisation.

Goals, Plans, Dreams: Organise the brainstorm

While I do like the somewhat choatic look of my idea web, it doesn’t really fit my mind’s preferences when it comes to actual planning. With planning, I like lists. Lists, lists, and more lists.

There are, of course, plenty of ways to organise ideas. Whatever way works best for you is the best way for you to do it. Personally, I’m a big fan of the bullet journal style of organisation:

As soon as I started taking the things from my web and making them into the list, I started feeling like these things were achievable. This isn’t my full list (because that could go on for miles), but I already love the look and feel of this approach.

So what are my goals for ZineWriMo:

*Finish collab zines (and send out contributor copies):
–Paper Currency 2
–Umbrella 2
–Dear Anonymous 8
–Workaholic 1

*Non-Collab Zines:
–Missives From Murray Bridge 16
–Don’t Call Me Cupcake 10

*Other Zines:
–ZineWriMo Mini-Zines

*Other:
–Do all ZineWriMo daily activities (and blog about it)

*Extra Credit:
–The Zine Collector Episode 20
–Put zines onto Amazon
–Open the SGZ distro?!

Wowza. That’s a list, but I’m feeling good about it.

Do you use a different way to organise your plans? I’d love to see it if you’ve posted about it anywhere. Be sure to leave a comment and link in the description.

Check out the full list of daily prompts here.

Participants:

*Echo Publishing
*Riot Grrl
*Ulterior Zines
*Olga Writes Things
*Zines and Things