Melas's Blog – September 2009 Archive (4)

I just looked through this mini-zine again, and I decided it is so flawed and disappointing that I won't trade it the way it is.



I might probably work on it to get it better, but the way it is I am not sending it out.



Probably it is not possible to improve it; I can't put in words what writing means to me or how it makes me feel, but then again: What kind of writer am I, not finding the right words to describe something?



This one really made me think and still… Continue

I just set up a new group: "German-Writing Zinesters" is meant to be for all zinesters who write their zines in german, whether it is because German is their native tongue or it is a loved foreign language.

If you write German: come play! :-)

The second mini-zine I've made, this one for a swapbot-swap "Mini-Zine of Craftiness": "On Writing - a mini-zine about the awesomeness of creating texts".



I am very disappointed with what I came up with.

I love writing, but I found it impossible for me to put the feeling I have while writing in words or pictures.

I am wondering how I can manage this better than that, but I have no idea at all on what to do or how to even try.

Probably it is just not possible, and it… Continue

This morning, I got the first feedback for my "friendship day"-mini-zine: One "lovely", one "very nice!" and two swap-bot-hearts, although I didn't send anything other with the zine to get the hearts for. They are really given for the zine and I am dancing with delight here. :-)



This weekend, I will start making my next one.

I collected ideas what to write it about during last week; it is themed "mini-zine of craftiness" and I do have several ideas. So I will pick one and save… Continue