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REAL Writer's Pen
Much has been written in these interesting and valuable posts about
pens. Many though are written based on qualifications like appearance, nib quality, ink flow, collectibility, value, etc. Good OBJECTIVE standards of the elements of a pen I suppose. But I'm not sure, based on what I've read, that we've drilled down to the real essence of a pen, (pardon my frankness). To me, a PR professional who covers some 8-10 FULL pages a day in my notebook of meeting notes, random thoughts, phone numbers and creative 1st drafts of speeches and op/eds, a pen is what allows a writer to write more. More text, more creatively, more easily, with less thought to the pen, and more thought to the copy. The pen being a true extensive not of the hand, but the mind, in fact eliminating the hand. The trouble with BPs, is that they require the hand to be an intermediary between mind and paper, what with all that pushing and scratching. So (sorry for the long preamble), from you writers out there, what's the pen for you that creates a symbiotic link with your mind, without your hand, or even your eyes, getting in the way. Fancy Mont Blanc's are eliminated in my mind, because they force the mind to focus on the pen, rather than on the word being put on paper. I own several FPs – some new, some old. My favourite is... a relative cheapo Sheaffer Prelude. Yup. It disappears in my hand, and just lets me write. I'd like to hear from you. Both what you use your FPs for (your profession or writing based hobby) and which FP does it best and why. What's the best writing FP for a writer? If a 2 pound baguette of a Mont Blanc named after a 19th century author is you choice, the tell me why. I hope this is a useful post for writers. |
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morten wrote:
But I'm not sure ...that we've drilled down to the real essence of a pen, (pardon my frankness). To me, a PR professional who covers some 8-10 FULL pages a day in my notebook of meeting notes, random thoughts, phone numbers and creative 1st drafts of speeches and op/eds .... Wow. You must save those notebooks for the Smithsonian! Especially the "creative" part. It could go into the "essence" section. |
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"morten" wrote in message m... So (sorry for the long preamble), from you writers out there, what's the pen for you that creates a symbiotic link with your mind, without your hand, or even your eyes, getting in the way. The pen I use which currently works this way is a Platinum Armor. Smooth, good flow, nice balance. But my preference has changed over time, and will likely change again: I don't necessarily understand why a pen "works best" for me, and then is replaced by a different pen. Over the years Pelikan 800, or Sheaffer Balance, or Parker Vacumatic (long canadian junior), or even a Cross Century I (with factory replaced 14k nib) have worked best. Either I've changed, or the weather, but things go in cycles, and happily so: the movement of the pens reduces the boredom. Bernie |
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