Drawn with soft pastel pencils on toned sketch paper.

Sometimes, in the middle of writing about broken kingdoms and gods at war, I need a moment of stillness.

This little bluetit was one of those moments.

Drawn in soft pastel pencils, it reminded me how quiet creativity can be just as powerful as the loud, epic scenes I build in my books. No magic, no battles, just colour, texture, and the way nature always finds a way to perch calmly in the chaos.

These kinds of drawings help recharge me. They bring back focus, especially when I’m buried in worldbuilding or struggling with the structure of a chapter. I didn’t plan this one for any specific purpose… I just wanted to draw something gentle.

Thanks for taking this quiet detour with me.

I’ll be back in the next post with more from the worlds I’m building, but until then, I hope this little bird brought a moment of peace to your screen, too.