Hello, hello from a fairly toasty day in South Australia. And happy Friday! Being Friday, it’s time for…

Friday Night Highlights – Show off your work(s) in progress

My progress is… a messy desk.

I’m actually pausing what I am doing (working on The 24(+) Zine Thing 4) because I realised that I’d be working well into the night and didn’t want to miss out on what natural light I had left. Haha.

Today’s creative session was completely unplanned but very much needed. Today has been a bit of a rough one, and I’m glad I’ve taken the time and made the space to be creative. It’s soothing to my soul.

I hope you all are having a nice and creative Friday.

Spread a little sunshine.

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/
*https://www.instagram.com/apocalypsegrrl/
*https://www.instagram.com/livingjazzy/
*https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

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

Hello, zine friends. I don’t know about you, but I am definitely ready for the weekend and for some writing time, relaxing time, all sorts. But first, today’s prompt…

Support Zinemakers Day – Buy/share/review a zine

I’m going to take this prompt in a slightly different direction in that… I have a Zine Resources page.

I would absolutely love to grow this page, so if you know of any distros, libraries, zinetubers, zine shops, zine blogs, so on and so forth who/that are not included on the list, please let me know! I still dream of Sea Green Zines being a hub of sorts – or an umbrella? – where people can find all sorts of information for all their zine goodness needs.

That’s me for today. I hope you are all having a wonderful day that carries you swiftly that much closer to the weekend!

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/
*https://www.instagram.com/apocalypsegrrl/
*https://www.instagram.com/livingjazzy/
*https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

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

Hello and welcome to day eight of ZineWriMo! We’re officially in the second week of ZineWriMo, and it feels good to have a Work In Progress Day.

Work In Progress Wednesday

Today’s Work In Progress ended up involving a lot of WIPs across my life. I made a couple of quick ‘until the end of the year’ planners to keep me motivated and positive while I have and have had a lot of tests and appointments to deal with. I also got some much needed cleaning done.

I did, however, get a bunch of paper cut for covers and interior pages for my upcoming 24 Hour Zine Thing. Should that be counted on my 24 hours? Probably. But I didn’t actually think of that until I started typing this now. Haha. So there we are! I am absolutely digging all the minty greens in this paper pack and so happy I went with it. (I stood in the craft shop feeling very undecided for quite a while there.)

I wish I could say I got further than that, but progress is progress.

I hope everyone is or has had an awesome WIP Wednesday. Be sure to take me so I can take a peek at what you are all up to, and check out the other participants!

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/
*https://www.instagram.com/apocalypsegrrl/
*https://www.instagram.com/livingjazzy/
*https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

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

Hello, and we’re rocking it into day seven of ZineWriMo, and I am so ready for it.

1000 Words – Take and share some pictures for visual zine inspiration

Inspiration can take many forms, and I thought I would give a not to visual inspiration today. (Plus I thought I’d take a poke at myself for how long I’ve wanted to and yet haven’t made a photo zine…) As we all know, images can say so very many things, so why not include them as part of your zinemaking process? Or for anything really – from adding to your creative space or journal to simply enjoying the act of capturing things that speak to you.

I’m only including the one picture above because I do still intend on making a photo zine at some point, but I hope you all enjoy the prompt and share some lovely pictures today.

As always, please feel free to comment below or tag me!

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/
*https://www.instagram.com/apocalypsegrrl/
*https://www.instagram.com/livingjazzy/
*https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

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

Hello and a happy Monday to everyone. I’m launching right into the week with today’s prompt.

Try It Out – Try some stream of consciousness writing

I so needed this today. You’ve probably heard of morning pages. I don’t do it every day, but I do find great value in letting go of the tight grip of all my thoughts sometimes and just letting it all fall onto the paper in the chaotic mess that they are. Life feels a little overwhelming right now, and that’s perhaps even a better time than usual to just spill everything onto the page. Even if you don’t know where to start.

Speaking of, if you don’t know where to start with your stream of consciousness writing – write that! “I don’t know what to write” has started me on many writing journeys.

The funny thing is that I was just talking to someone yesterday who said he had so many ideas for a project but he didn’t know where to start. I suggested he get a notebook and start writing it all down…

Pen and paper forever!

How about you? Was this a good thing to try out? Will you use it again? Were you using it already? Let me know in the comments, and/or feel free to tag me on Instagram!

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/
*https://www.instagram.com/apocalypsegrrl/
*https://www.instagram.com/livingjazzy/
*https://www.instagram.com/sierradecarmen/

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

Lightbulb Moments – Share your zine ideas boo/idea file/Notion/etc

Another day, another prompt! I’ve already mentioned how I capture ideas and current projects here and there, but today is dedicated specifically to showing the ways we capture ideas.

I am still all about carrying around a little (or big, you do you) notebook wherever you go and/or making sure you have a notes app on your phone that you like. You never know when or where inspiration could strike. Maybe you don’t use all of the ideas, but it’s a good thing to get into the habit of letting the ideas flow and viewing the world through a creative lens.

A large part of that for me has been starting to use Notion. While I’ll never let go of paper entirely, Notion (not sponsored) has made it super easy for me to pop ideas down and have them appear on my computer for when I’m ready. While still being available in Notion on my phone to poke around with as desired.

But, as I mentioned about paper, I do like the action and mindspace of writing things down and working out ideas that way, so I do still have my Kismet notebook that I turn to for such occasions. And finally, for all the partially finished zines, I have a soft, A5 zipper folder to keep everything in one place. While that’s not so much ideas as current projects, I think it still counts.

So that is me for today. I hope you all are having a most fabulous weekend and enjoying your time.

Until next time…

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/
*https://www.instagram.com/apocalypsegrrl/

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

Make a Zine: Meet the Zinemaker! Make a zine introducing yourself

Hello and welcome to day four of ZineWriMo! Today we have our first make a zine day. I have seen a few of these ‘meet the artist’ and ‘meet the zinemaker’ mini-zines floating around over the years, and I think they are so fun! It’s a mini-zine, a perzine, and an introduction all wrapped up in a cutie little package. So much fun.

Full disclosure, today has been a super busy rush day, and it was hard to focus even when I did finally sit down with all my bits and bobs to make a zine. Alas, I didn’t get very far, but I got a start, and that makes me very happy indeed. Started is better than not at all. But even if you didn’t start today, it’s all good! ZineWriMo is about encouraging creativity, not stress.

I am so excited to see what people come up with today. Please feel free to tag me @seagreenzines on Instagram and/or leave your links in the comments!

Until tomorrow…

Other Participants:

*https://echopublishing.wordpress.com/
*https://www.instagram.com/erica.engdahl/
*https://www.instagram.com/thecaffeinatedzinester/
*https://www.instagram.com/thegnomewife/

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