Page-budget prep
One constraint list, a credit block draft, and a print-file checklist—before you open InDesign.
Zine / DIY publishing desk
Page budgets, jam briefs, and credit lines—small-press craft without fake crate fulfillment
Zine Crate is for people who make and read short-run tabletop zines: how to scope eight to twenty-four pages, read a jam brief, and credit everyone who touched the file. Orientation only—we do not ship monthly boxes or invent prices.
Start with Getting Started, skim the Guides hub, or browse Resources when you need outbound references like Zine Wikipedia.
What this desk is for
Zine projects stall on honest page budgets, missing credit blocks, and print files that blow up at the shop. We write desk habits for those problems—not combat pacing lectures.
Prefer primary culture pages and jam hubs. Start with Zine Wikipedia, itch.io jams, and Fanzines; POD context via Print on demand.
If a jam brief is fuzzy, ask once in public, then scope to what you can finish. Finished ashcans beat perfect vaporware.
Guides, Glossary, and Resources go deeper. OSR and Borg crates nearby when your staples bind doom or dungeon procedures—this desk stays on publishing craft.
How we write
Date your print-file notes and license choices. A collaborator should inherit a checklist, not a vibe.
Marketplace blogs and DriveThruRPG blog show trends—they are not desk law. Email [email protected]; see Contact and About.
Need a human? Email [email protected]. Also see Contact and About.
Related desks in this neighborhood
OSR and Borg crates are natural neighbors when your staples bind doom or dungeon procedures.