Over the years, we’ve talked a lot about the importance of establishing healthy writing habits. From having a decluttered work...
Today, July 18th, marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, an occasion that she would probably be surprised to...
Is there a difference between good writing and being a good writer? We think so. While it’s important to have...
For our “X Questions With” series, we’re speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with...
Our Writing Wednesday series is all about bringing you the best possible writing advice we can. But we know that we aren’t the only resource out there, and so today we want to take the opportunity to showcase some other online...
Establishing a new habit can be hard. Whether you really want to get into knitting, going to the gym or – yes – journalling, finding time for it in your busy schedule can be a challenge. New hobbies also suffer from...
This year we are celebrating Paperblanks’ 25th anniversary, but our journey began long before that first journal collection in 1992. Our story begins with the 1972 founding of Cloudburst Press in an old log cabin in the mountains of British Columbia,...
One of the most important parts of writing for an audience is the editing. If you’re composing something just for yourself, who cares if anyone else can make sense of it? But if you want your work to be appreciated by...
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and people around the world are paying tribute to Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of Germany’s most heralded sons. Legend has it that on October 31, 1517, Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the...
Spring cleaning is all about taking a look at what you’ve gotten used to (that mess of clothes in the back of your closet, the layer of dust in those hard-to-reach places) and seeing how you can make things better....
We’ve always loved to travel here at Paperblanks and our enthusiasm for visiting new places has been shown in our #PaperblanksTraveller series. From our first post in October 2012 through the end of 2015, this series spotlighted snapshots of the...
If you have walked past a shop sign and cringed at an unnecessary apostrophe, you’re not alone. But have you ever wished you could take things one step further and actually correct the punctuation problem? Meet the “Grammar Vigilante” of...
July is fast approaching, and along with warm weather and summer vacations it brings the start of a new season of diaries! Our 2017/18 18-Month Dayplanners begin this July and run through the end of next year. Whether you’re preparing for...
Today, we’re talking with Tracy Walker, a Canadian illustrator who is the artist behind our brand-new Tracy Walker’s Animal Friends journals. Tracy has been working as an artist for years and her work has been featured in the pages of the...