Empowering Individuality

Articles to inspire yourself-expression.

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....
There are countless creativity and therapeutic benefits to keeping a journal, many of which we have written about here on the Endpaper Blog. But if you've recently picked up a new journal and are having trouble finding the motivation...
Writers, at any stage of their career, are going to come up against roadblocks. Whether it's finding time to write, facing criticism or dealing with writer's block, it can be hard to continue to pick yourself up after numerous...
There are some people that a writer needs to have in his or her life. Do you need an unbiased editor? Yes! Do you need an audience? Yes! Do you need an agent? Well, that answer is more complicated. Like in...
Well it's official – 2016 is a thing of the past. A fresh mindset is the perfect way to get a fresh start in the new year, and what better way to accomplish that than by setting some goals? ...