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Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

For a recent Writing Wednesday, we looked into the real-life people who inspired five infamous literary characters. For this week, our last Writing Wednesday post before Hallowe'en, we thought we would take this research to the extreme, and find...
Ah, Twitter. What was once feared to be a 140-character wasteland of bad grammar and shameless self-promotion has actually proven itself to be a hugely influential source of news and insight. As an aspiring writer you may not want...
The muted and complex palette of pastel colours and the sensuous, sinuous lines of Alphonse Mucha’s work heralded a novel moment in art history. In works notable for their youthful energy and simplified draftsmanship, Mucha (1860–1939) helped to turn...
Name: Eric Comstock Location: Salt Lake City, UT Education: Advertising Program at Utah State University Favourite quote: It’s more of a mantra... “Discovery is in the doing.” We’re so excited to have your artwork on the covers of our latest collection, Retro Pop! Can...
Name: Sarah Ushurhe City: London, England Places Travelled/Lived: Wales, France, Spain, Dubai and soon the Netherlands Loves: Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber short story collection and anything by Marina Warner. Education: Studied at the University of the Arts London and gained a BA...
The first week of May is known as Mental Health Week here in Canada. And while mental health and wellness is always an important topic, it's become especially relevant during this pandemic shutdown. Many people are feeling isolated, confused...
Our most recent Paperblanks Traveller comes courtesy of Nills, who recently returned from a holiday in Portugal. About his European vacation, Nills writes: I took this picture in Sintra at the Pena National Palace. Sintra is a "must" place to...
To be a creative person is to live this life to the fullest, to be creative in everything you do. This is your birthright as a human being.
For the past four years, Justin Samgar has been writing and performing poetry on demand for media, brands and events with his own company, PoetryPusher. These poems and lyrics are used for columns, event reports, special occasions, shows, product...
Sometimes at the Endpaper Blog we get the unique opportunity to offer a platform to creative journallers from around the world. Today, we welcome self-development coach Trevor Higley to the blog to share how journalling his impacted his life...