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Any activity, when put on "repeat," can get boring. Even if writing is your passion, focussing on it day after day can make it seem more like a chore than a vocation. This is especially true if writing is...
Nos encanta navegar por las galerías de medios sociales como Instagram y Flickr, buscando los toques creativos que las personas agregan a sus libretas Paperblanks. Nuestra serie “Peek Inside…” es nuestra manera de celebrar el tiempo y esfuerzo que...
Though it's only been a year since last Valentine's Day, when we took a look at five of our favourite love letters, it's been three full years since we fully dove into the dos and don'ts of romantic writing....
Here at our Vancouver office we know that we've been very, very lucky this winter. The cherry blossoms have been out for at least a month and the daffodils are in full bloom – sure signs that spring is...
As you may already be aware, every Tuesday on the Paperblanks Facebook page we feature creatives from all over the world and their artwork as part of our #PeopleOfPaperblanks series. Now, we have created a People of Paperblanks group where...
We recently shared the launch of Megaphone's 12th annual special literary anthology of Voices of the Street, which showcases the voices and vision of marginalized writers and photographers. This week we are pleased to highlight another one of their programs...
No, this isn't a challenge to craft a tale with a multitude of characters with unique personalities. It's the even bigger challenge of telling a fully realised story using only 140 characters (as in letters, punctuation and spaces combined). Truly...
Whether you are on a strict deadline or just want to write because you enjoy it, not being able to think of an idea is frustrating. You can have all the best writing habits in the world, but if...
Having trouble setting some attainable goals for this new year? Feeling a lack of inspiration going into 2017? Check out these ten famous resolutions below for inspiration, or at the very least, a chuckle. 1) Susan Sontag, writer "Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want...
Did you receive a new Paperblanks journal for Christmas? Lucky you! If you have an unused notebook and you’re not sure where to begin, or if you’re looking to kick your regular journalling habit up a notch, here are four...