for the past couple months, i've been putting together my very first zine. i've been a fan of zines for a long time now but never actually made my own. while a zine can be about whatever you want, mine is purely fiction, though a warped interpretation of my own little experiences. the theme is fairy tale, because if i could live in any ideal world, it would be a fairy tale.
can you tell i'm excited about it? well, i am! i spent a huge chunk of today down at the copiers and made about 17 copies [it's 64 pages, so that's a lot of copying]. i still am in the process of binding them, but i plan on mailing some off to close friends and family on Monday, as well as submitting a copy of it to parcellpress.com for submission. i'm hoping they will add it to their catalog.
it's been really, really fun putting it together, but it isn't something to take lightly. quite frankly, it's a huge pain in the ass. i must have spent 9 hours on Friday finishing it up, 4 hours today copying and sorting it, and i'll be spending the remainder of tomorrow doing some last minute things on it.
but that's how you know they are made with love. why else would you spend so many tedious hours on something that is going to cost you money without receiving any of your profits back? [unless of course, you sell them to distros or through etsy, and even still, you won't get all your money back].
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