I've announced it pretty much on every social media platform I use, but not here yet - my apologies if you've had to see my many other postings about this. Last night, the first 5 copies of 6 Iron Spikes & a Small Hammer came together.
Here's the obligatory blurry cell phone pic:
I had planned to get them done at a copy shop, but that was a bust - the shop closest to my house turned out to be a woman with a photocopier selling Georgia state lottery tickets and cigars, among other things.
I ended up using my housemate's Laserjet copier/printer/scanner. The copier feature worked great, but I need to buy toner if I'm going to go this route since it's not my printer. I'll make 5 more tonight, so I have a nice even 10 to bring with me to the Atlanta Zine Fest tomorrow.
Once I'm ready to start mailing to people, I'll put up info on how to get a copy.
Making a zine has been on my list of "Things I Want to Do" for almost 20 years - it feels pretty awesome to have finally made it happen. Of course, now I'm hooked. I do plan to do put out a second issue, but I'm not sure when - probably in the fall sometime. Writing hasn't even begun yet.
And, in the meantime, I've got some ideas for some non-gaming related one-shot zines.
I'll be wanting a copy eventually . . . but there's no way that I'll make it to the Zine Fest . . . it is a tad too far from off the west coast of Canada.
ReplyDelete-- Jeff
PS, I've not forgotten that I've promised to write something for the next issue.
Hi Jeff,
DeleteI just got my envelopes today.
The zine goes in the mail tomorrow (Wednesday)!
-John
Congrats on your first!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tomo! I'm pretty excited about it. Now that it's done, i can't believe i waited so long to write one!
Delete-John
Looks pretty sweet! I love the DIY ethos.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI suspect reactions to the appearance will be mixed. Many of the other print zines have a very nice polished layout and sturdy card stock covers; mine most definitely (and intentionally) does not.
At least I used the PC to print the article text and spared everyone page after page of my atrocious handwriting!(I really want to do a handwritten zine sometime, but I have to work on my penmanship)
-John