Empowering Individuality

Articles to inspire yourself-expression.

“I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet” — Confucius Gratitude is scientifically proven to improve your physical and mental health - with both increased self-esteem and greater clarity being among...
Sometimes you're just on fire when writing – the ideas are flowing and your hands can barely keep up with your thoughts. Those are the writing moments you hope for, but for most writers this doesn't reflect the everyday experience. For...
We've reached the halfway mark of Inktober, the point of any challenge when inspiration begins to wane and participation starts to drop off. So if you are taking part in this online artistic campaign this year, you may be...
"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."                                                ...
If you are a regular visitor to this blog, you may have noticed that our Endpaper Blog Newsletter has been on hiatus for the past few months. We were working hard behind the scenes to get our new website...
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...
The public has voted and the results are in for our Seize the Summer competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries and voted for their favourite #PaperblanksMoment. With over 1000 votes we are (pleasantly) overwhelmed by the number of people...
The secret to good writing? Good editing. Whether you're a seasoned pro at proofreading or you need a little nudge in the right direction, learning to edit yourself is an important part of being a great writer. Today we're turning...
UPDATE: We're keeping the first round of submissions open a bit longer to allow for more entries to come in. So if you haven't already submitted your plot idea, it's not too late! We will debut our first ever #MyPaperblanksMovie on...
Literary critics can be harsh, but often our toughest critics are ourselves. How can you learn to live with, and maybe even learn from, your own self-doubt? We have five tips to help you turn criticism and negativity into...