This new season brings with it the possibility of travel, as many have plans for fun and adventurous summer vacations. Whether you plan to travel abroad or be a tourist in your hometown, we hope these ten quotes inspire...
Though it's currently unseasonably cool here in Vancouver, today is still the first full day of summer and that's worth celebrating! The days are at their longest, meaning there is extra time for writing. So whether you're working on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...