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BUILDING WORLDS

Greg Ruth

[caption id="attachment_81366" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Unused spread from THE MONKEY by Osgood Perkins/NEON[/caption] World Building's one of the most underrated essentials of storytelling, and if you do it right,  one of the most invisible. In my personal opinion the holy trinity of storytelling World Building and Character Development are top tier with Plot as the tiny lagging puppy running keep up. Character and World Building are what draws you in to a story, and want to…

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Sketchbook Meditation + Exploration Series: Lolly Owens

Lisa Cyr

June 25, 2025 - Last year, I embarked on a Sketchbook Meditation and Exploration journey with a group of artists from around the world. This supportive community gathers regularly online to work in our sketchbooks, experiment with techniques and approaches, share ideas and experiences as well as converse about important issues that face artists. Throughout the year, we work in our sketchbooks and discuss topics such as battling the inner critic, handling creative block, working through anxiety and self-doubt and interrupting the patterns that bind. My Rediscovering Your Creative Self Podcast, a free audio series that focuses on developing a relationship with the creative spirit that resides within and making daily lifestyle changes that enhance creativity to build a more creative and playful mindset, serves as the topic of discussion. This is the second in a series of articles…

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