If you suddenly find yourself with lots of free time on your hands at the moment because of lockdown, it might be a good idea to think about self-publishing something or other – and coming up with a zine of your own might be just the tonic you need to take your mind off the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quite simply, a zine is just an independently published document that is often put together by cutting and gluing text and pictures into a document to be photocopied or by producing a master document on a computer, typing and formatting the pages yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zines are actually steeped in history and have been around since 1776, incredibly, which is when Thomas Paine (an American political activist, philosopher and revolutionary) self-published Common Sense, which was used to help promote the ideas that led to the US War for Independence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So you\u2019ll be in excellent company indeed if you decide to launch your own \u2018quaranzine\u2019 right now – and who knows? You may even end up changing the world, as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zines are typically non-conformist so there\u2019s no better time than right now to start one and there are no rules regarding their development and content\u2026 it can be exactly how you see it in your mind\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While they are intended to serve a smaller audience and cater to niche markets, you can easily extend your reach these days thanks to the internet, so you can have a physical publication<\/a> but also set up a corresponding ezine to attract a digital demographic at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n