bluebug four is a HUGE print run: 21 copies. I think that's about my limit, as far as photocopying time/costs (why does Officeworks only have one double-sided/colour copier) and compilation time go.

I'm thinking of going to the zine fest in Geelong in mid-August; will aim for two more issues before then.

meanwhile, I've just finished chopping a 60,000 word novel down into a 65-page script for a competition. I've learned quite a lot, including that when you put dialogue down on the page without the adjectives, it sometimes benefits from cuts that should have been made in the first place. now my new ambition is to win an Oscar for best screenplay.

meanwhile, uni assignments came back; it looks like I'll get an H1, which is relieving more than anything. some - not all, but some - of the other students were good