After struggling with the noise at South Bank last year, these sessions were our first in Westminster Reference Library. A quiet space where we could talk about comics and participate in creative exercises using the library’s resources. The activities for these sessions were adapted from Lynda Barry’s Making Comics . Session one - New Ideas and Inspiration Our first activity was designed to wake up our imaginations. We all folded a piece of paper into four and scribbled into each section. The piece of paper was then passed to the next person, who drew four monsters using the scribbles on the page. This activity encourages our creative sides in a low stress, light-hearted way. In her book, Making Comics, Lynda Barry states that people become self-conscious of their drawing skills as they get older. Doodling is a great way to get comfortable with drawing and kick-start your creative process! After the exercise, we discussed where we found insp...