Sandy Butchers

18/09/2026

How do you know a piece of work is actually finished?

As authors and artists, we spend so much time creating, revising, questioning, and second-guessing... so how do we know when it's time to put the pencil down and say: that's it! It's done!

In today's episode of The Butchers's Shop. MK Gibson and I talk about the art of knowing when to stop.

Listen to the full episode here:
👉🏻 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iPWZUxrRD555NtN1Kk5uH?si=RaLf1MEKR2G5m7lSN9bkOg

14/09/2026

Fantastic Art & Stories, and when/where to find them! We might be heading towards the end of 2026, but the year is far from over!

Join me during one of the events or workshops lined up between now and December.

- September 26th: Gouache workshop at Boekhandel Poortaal
- October 10th/11th: Fantasy Fest Rijswijk
- October 17th: Blockprinting workshop at Boekhandel Poortaal
- October 24th: Pumpkin Carving at De Zilveren Vos
- October 31st: FantasyFestival at De Bibliotheek Eemland
- November 7th: Fantastic Reads by AnderWereld at LocHal
- November 21st: Notebook Embellishment workshop at De Zilveren Vos
- December 12th/13th: Midwinter & Midzomer Fair Archeon

Where will I be seeing you? 👀

13/09/2026

Experimenting with something new today 👀

12/09/2026

This week's release of Blood of Dawnwalker got me thinking... A great story can take you anywhere. A forgotten kingdom, a distant planet, a city that never existed, or a city riddled with vampires.

But here's the question: what makes that world actually feel alive?
Is it the history, the mythology, the languages, the maps and endless layers of lore? Or is it the characters, their choices, their struggles, and the story we're actually here to experience?

Because as writers, it's incredibly easy to fall in love with the world we're building… sometimes so much that we forget there's a story happening inside it.

So where's the balance? How much worldbuilding is enough, and when does it start getting in the way?

Watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/7oP9nVMrFhw

Or listen to us on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rVFJniQhBhB892iQShEJB?si=2ba27d4d12b94e4e

This week's release of Blood of Dawnwalker got me thinking... A gre...