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Paul Bassett DaviesEventually 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.
Michael Gemar@thewritertype This is my spouse to a T.
@michaelgemar That's probably what they're saying too.
Patty Kimura
Tim WIcinski@pattykimura @thewritertype Black Ticonderoga #2 and I just switched to writing on anything I have
Mariya Delano@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
Quiatimet@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 omg that’s a game changer
@Quiatimet @thewritertype never mind my enthusiasm was short lived
https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2023/02/paperchase-what-went-wrong/
brooklynmarie@brooklynmarie @thewritertype @mariyadelano afaik tesco will still have the products just disposing the stores (which is awful for the staff)
@thewritertype @mariyadelano i bought 5 in one go the last time I saw the reduced. Also the Cork based Badly Made Books make fabulous sustainable notebooks
Tony Wells@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.
tudza@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.
Tim G@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!
Lorna@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
punkcoder@florilegia @thewritertype @Quiatimet @mariyadelano @TonyJWells I came here to say this… I will never go back.
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Michael Brown@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.
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55aw@Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano I am very fond of Rhodia Notebooks, especially the "Rhodia Dot Grid Side Stapled A5", which is very inexpensive. It's a bit like a copybook with a splash proof cover, 96pages 80gm weight paper, (fountain pen friendly and PEFC approved) and costs about €2.50/$3.00
They make a big range of great notebooks, including hardbound and with higher standard paper, this is just the one I buy!
@mariyadelano @Quiatimet Now we’re getting closer. But you have to go back a long time for a truly great propelling pencil. Silver, made in the 1950s is the latest I’ll accept.
@Quiatimet @thewritertype @mariyadelano
I'm rocking a Kuru Toga mechanical pencil. It is very pleasant.
I'm rocking a Kuru Toga mechanical pencil. It is very pleasant.
Aaron Ross Powell ☸️@mariyadelano @thewritertype I'm 90% in agreement with that. The other 10% is Lamy.
Japanese paper is unquestionably the best, however.
Professor Toots@mariyadelano @thewritertype Went to their website and, gotta admit, i was surprised. I was expecting some $500 fountain pens. Refillable gel pens for $2? Cheap A5 pads with grid ruling? If they're as good as you say, thank you!
@mariyadelano @thewritertype I swear fealty to Sakura Micron and Tombow Fudenosuke. Preferably on Tomoe River paper.
Whitney McNamara@thewritertype Yes, I dropped out -- definitely didn't fail out -- of journalism school because I couldn't find the right pen.
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@thewritertype uuhhh neither of these worked for me. Maybe it’s the ink?
Aurynn Shaw@thewritertype @Annalee I am very called out by this
Annalee@aurynn @thewritertype I'd pen a scathing rebuttal but I can't decide which ink to use
@Annalee @thewritertype I recommend Emerald of Chivor
Stormgren
Que@thewritertype and that’s before you even get to the right ink!
Alex Pengaled@thewritertype read this out to my husband, who went "Nooooo!"
thymine@thewritertype fountain pens are a deep deep rabbit hole
@thewritertype And the right writin’ chair!
@brooklynmarie Now that’s a whole other challenge entirely.
@thewritertype I am feeling so incredibly called out here. 😂😂😂
Tammy Gentzel
Cea Noyes@thewritertype , you should see my collection of fountain pens!
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@Ceannoy @thewritertype Why yes, yes we should!
投胎做薄瓜瓜🇹🇼🇰🇷🇸🇬🇨🇾🇺🇦@thewritertype 工欲善其事 必先利其器！
Warrick@thewritertype I only use scavenged pens.. no wonder I can’t get published. Glad to know it’s not me.
Kirsten@thewritertype And… thank you for identifying the fountain pen nerds for me
Andrew Hinton
Jon Nemargut@thewritertype You need the perfect desk.
Jeffrey Street@thewritertype I posted something about this last month. https://mindly.social/@streetwriter/109619796661747082
Jeffrey Street (@[email protected])
https://thecritic.co.uk/A-Christmas-plea-for-pen-and-ink/ This is a lovely article by an eminent historian reflecting on the virtues of some old habits, not least of all the use of one instrument of writing. "With a good fountain pen it is almost impossible to produce ugly work. With anything else, you are almost certain to achieve it." Highly recommended reading. #histodons
Lavender Gooms@thewritertype Like any good wannabe writer who struggles for inspiration, I know my preferred pen type, brand, and line thickness.
G2 0.7mm for general writing.
Don Hawkins - W7DAH
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