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...
What a journey we've been on over twenty-five years of creating Paperblanks journals! From our very first spiral-bound designs to today's expansive collection of books and boxes, we have always strived to push ourselves even further with every design....
Every April is National Poetry Month here in North America, but the lessons learned from the poets among us can apply every day of the year. From Rumi to Dickinson, nearly every person who has put pencil to paper has mused...
If the opening line of your novel is incredibly important because it's what entices readers to read the rest of the book, then the closing line is even more weighty as it's what convinces them to seek out your other...
We've all received, and possibly sent, emails that appear to be screaming at the recipient or typed on a computer with a broken "shift" key. While it may seem more casual or persuasive to capitalise words you want to draw attention...
The pros and cons of freelance writing can look remarkably similar. Pro: You're your own boss. Con: Nobody is watching out for your deadlines, finding you assignments or making sure you get paid a working wage.
If you love to...
"The thing indicated is a commencing clause for an online journal with respect to terminology."
That's a pretty impressive sentence, right? Granted, it does sound a lot fancier than "This is an opening sentence to a blog post about vocabulary."...
Q: What did the duck say to the bartender?
A: Put in on my bill.
Some jokes are better than others. Whether you are aiming to write the next The Importance of Being Earnest or Blazing Saddles, or simply looking add some lighter elements...
It would be easy to believe that fiction writing and journal writing are mutually exclusive endeavours, but as the writers below have so eloquently put it – that's definitely not the case. Journals can of course be places to...
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....