On writing
Jul. 9th, 2008 07:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The bout of insane creativity continues - that's 5 sets of lyrics in 10 days. (See previous LJ entries if you don't believe me)
Part of it is definitely down to having the Moleskine, and carrying it with me everywhere - being able to scribble down ideas, snippets whenever I can is really helping. I'm also sure that the quality of said little notebook helps - it's nice having something that looks and feels good to work in. And
telynor is dead right about a fountain pen too. :) Having picked up a black Lamy Safari at Rymans yesterday, I've discovered two things:
Part of it is definitely down to having the Moleskine, and carrying it with me everywhere - being able to scribble down ideas, snippets whenever I can is really helping. I'm also sure that the quality of said little notebook helps - it's nice having something that looks and feels good to work in. And
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- it makes me write slower and neater, because
- writing becomes a joy, above and beyond just a means of getting words down on paper. I find myself writing things down more!
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Date: 2008-07-09 06:47 am (UTC)My work here is done. ;-)
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Date: 2008-07-09 07:02 am (UTC)*grins, ducks*
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Date: 2008-07-09 07:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-09 07:20 am (UTC)Between you &
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Date: 2008-07-09 07:49 am (UTC)I don't write enough (I type mostly) to justify getting a good pen. I actually preferred the Pilot fibre-tip calligraphy pens (not the really broad tip, the 1mm one) which had the same effect, I wrote slower and more legibly because I liked the shape of the letters.
*hugs*
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Date: 2008-07-09 08:19 am (UTC)Thank you, again, btw, for the Liaden Universe Companion. I've been enjoying a story or two each night for the past several days. *huges*
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Date: 2008-07-09 10:22 am (UTC)*huges*
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Date: 2008-07-09 09:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-09 11:07 am (UTC)But I have seen disposable fountain pens--nothing to come apart in the way a cartridge pen does.
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Date: 2008-07-09 12:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-09 12:13 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-09 12:37 pm (UTC)All the desks had holes in the top where a standard-sized ink bottle could be inserted. The horror! :-)
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Date: 2008-07-09 04:19 pm (UTC)(I'm not sure what a 'loadable' pen is. Is that the type which has a rubber ink chamber inside and you use a leaver to squash it and then suck the ink in through the nib? I think of the 'cartridge' ones as having disposable cartridges which you buy ready-filled and just fit into the barel of the pen.)
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Date: 2008-07-09 04:38 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-09 08:00 am (UTC)Mind you, £12.99 is a bit of a luxury buy for me at the moment. It may have to wait till next month.
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Date: 2008-07-09 09:07 am (UTC)But it's nice to see a sudden wave of "nicepen-itis" sweeping the flist!
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Date: 2008-07-09 09:26 am (UTC)Indeed - in which the Moleskine again helps.
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Date: 2008-07-09 11:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-09 05:04 pm (UTC)