My friend asked if I'd be interested in writing and doing other stuff for a zine. I haven't heard back, so I'm not sure if/when it's happening. I'll let you know if it does though!
Cool!
pat 101, the best advice I can give you is to get a copy of Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk. All other how to make/distribute zine books are crap, but this one is actually written by a zinester (who I Internet-know, but this isn't a plug) with many years' experience. Also, don't make too many copies of your first zine (twenty will be appropriate, you can always make more!), don't overcharge (too many people on Etsy try to sell their 12-page quarter-sized zine for $3, not happening!), and try to have some kind of a theme to the zine instead of a kitchen sink approach. I've only ever worked with a partner once, and our split was two zines packaged in the same envelope instead of a true split zine. I'm kind of a lone wolf. But it seems there's a trend in the zine world toward more collaborations and less personal one-(wo)man-show zines. I guess if you're both working on the SAME zine make sure you're on the same wavelength re: the presentation of the zine, the layout, what will be inside, if you're going to distro it (zine distros: online stores which sell multiple zines online and through the mail and table at events,
mine opens for real on October 1, they can be a great way to give your zine exposure), how the money/responsibility will be handled (for our split, my partner moved right after we finished the "joint" so I paid for the copying but also got all the "proceeds," not that there was profit, because it's not about profit!), and so forth. Also, get a long-handled stapler. It's a lot less frustrating than trying to assemble a half-sized zine by placing it on the ground, stapling with a regular stapler, then bending back every staple individually. Good luck!
dancarter, I'd like to read that comics issue of The Nine when it comes out, let me know!