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Leobog keyboard that makes writing so much more fun and tactile for me. While the “Magic Project” was marinating between drafts, I started following Brandon Sanderson’s 2025 Writing Lecture series on YouTube (I have a few more lectures left). Through the lecture series, Sanderson touches on discovery writing vs. plotting regularly, and he says that most people are a blend of both in some way. I didn’t know that the way I write had a name, but I’ve been a discovery writer sinc

I’ve been reading The Creative License by Danny Gregory after The Artist’s Way. It’s a more practical, hands-on guide to art than The Artist’s Way, focusing on drawing and journalling versus the overall creative process and unlocking your artist. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, but I enjoy the exercises and Gregory’s philosophies around journalling. Current sketchbooks I've been reaching for. One from Artist's Loft, the smaller one I made. While I haven’t been jour

I was obsessed with Bangtan from around the Boy in Luv to the end of the Love Yourself era. Love Yourself ‘Tear’ is still one of my favourite albums (You Never Walk Alone is also up there), and when I first heard "Magic Shop", the title and the melody inspired a whole world and story in my head. I had vivid imagery of characters and of settings for this world and story that I'm going to call the "Magic Project" from here on out. I’ve sketched, painted, and written about the "

I read Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon in January. Every time I read it, I think “Okay, this time, I’ll start posting my process.” I’ve attempted sharing a few times, but quickly lose momentum with life and overthinking. Doubt creeps in pretty fast, and I wonder who would ever want to know what I have to say. But I have a new outlook on my creative process (another day I'll talk about my journey doing The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron this spring). I have found that while I c