DOZEN DAYS O’ DONUTS: Alligator What Now?

What’s this little thing on the bottom of my book’s spine?

Looks kind of like an alligator…

Yep, definitely an alligator. Let’s zoom in…

Alligator Boogaloo is the name I use for my personal work. As a artistic project/creative philosophy/business venture, Alligator Boogaloo straddles a line somewhere between zine making, self-publishing, and a small press. I’ve released an ukulele instruction book that did well, a picture book that might have done well (if I could have figured a way to sell it), and a number of zines and minicomics that I’ve made purely for my own enjoyment. Soon, of course, DONUTS FOR EVERYBODY will be added to the Alligator Boogaloo bibliography.

So why did I self-publish? I enjoy the experience. I like everything up to the selling, anyway, but that’s growing on me. I was thinking what I liked best was having full control of the project, but if I break that down, I think what I like best is the freedom to experiment. Putting the book together has been invigorating and I’m feeling some dormant back burner ideas (experimental and otherwise) ignited. Anyway, now when you see the alligator on the spine and his slogan on the copyright page, you’ll know what he is. And, if some of those rekindled ideas catch on, you’ll likely see him again.

Oh, in case you came here looking for those hard hitting topics, I’ll cover them here.

on self-reliance: There were day where I didn’t show up for work, luckily I’m a good boss and respect my employees’ need for mental health days.

on self-delusion: My expectations regarding my output were reasonable but I did forget how much I can fine tune such things as a one-pixel difference between two images (endlessly).

on self-destruction: I took plenty of naps.

on self-esteem: As proud as I am of this book, I don’t feel the need to prove myself with it as I did with other projects. It’s a true labor of love.

on self-publishing: Fun but I know I’m checking out after I fulfill all the preorders. Speaking of that, get yours here!!!