Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.

@thewritertype best pens are Japanese-made. I will accept no arguments to the contrary.

My muji pens can survive an apocalypse. Also they are so pleasant to write with and the line quality is divine

@thewritertype @mariyadelano the muji fountain pen is the pen to end all. Plus their mechanical pencils are amazing too

@Quiatimet @thewritertype oh yeah their mechanical pencils are good.

And their notebook paper is so pleasing ✨✨

@thewritertype @mariyadelano the paperchase moleskin dupes are *whispers* actually better than moleskins

@Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano

Due to the mystique and pricing with Moleskin, I find them too threatening to actually spoil them with my haphazard writing. Instead, I waste time deciding which of the 381 Rhodia notepads to buy.

@TonyJWells @Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano The Moleskin you buy today are not what the famous writers in the past bought no matter how much the company tries to sell that idea.
@TonyJWells @Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano Allow me to introduce you to Clairefontaine notebooks.
@TonyJWells @thewritertype @mariyadelano @TG_Esq i used those in college when I was regularly over in paris most summers as the big department store did a great range of them for back to school
@Quiatimet @TonyJWells @thewritertype @mariyadelano Good opportunity to stock up. When I went back to uni a few years ago, I treated myself to a few for lecture notes from the local art gallery shop. A pleasure to write on.

@TG_Esq @Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano

I think Clairefontaine and Rhodia are the same company. I've seen Rhodia notepads with Clairefontaine paper!

@thewritertype @Quiatimet @mariyadelano @TonyJWells Leuchtturm1917 look almost exactly like Moleskines (particularly the pocket size black one) but the paper is about a thousand times better
@TonyJWells @Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano I like Rhodia paper better than Moleskine. It’s funny because the texture is so smooth but I use a “paper feel” texture on my iPad. And the answer to “which one” is Goalbook it’s perfectly designed for BuJo. Dot Reverse Book for project/ephemeral work.