Best Pens/Pencils/Crayons http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561 scheherazade For all you handwriters.. what is your favorite wriitng apparatus? I like a pen that's juicy, a little weighty and a little thick for my achy fingers. Right now I'm a fan of Bic's 730R gel pens and the smooth flow ballpoint Bics and Papermates.Sometimes I'll use a Staedtler for the color options, but the barrel's too thin for a long writing day. I'm eyeing the fancy Cross pens but it's hard to tell whether they'd be comfortable for the long-distance haul or how they write. Does anyone use these? Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:53:33 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_768498 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_768498 Becky Black I've got a Cross fountain pen I got for Christmas a couple of years ago. It's very nice and, yes, I've carried it around while travelling and it writes beautifully. But if you've going to invest in a fountain pen you've gotta test them out. See how the weight feels, see if you like the nib, etc. Go to a store and try the ones you're interested in. If the store won't let you test them then go elsewhere. My favourite pens of the less fancy variety are various Uniball rollerball and gel pens. Especially the Vision Elite, though I'm having a bit of an affair with the Signo 207 just now. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:13:47 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_776672 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_776672 Apollo16 Usually this thread gets started here but this year it appeared <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/off-topic/threads/3745" rel="nofollow">here first.</a> I am not locking this thread as you are correct to post here. This is just to let you know that this other thread exists. Apollo16 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:59:20 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_779255 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_779255 teh603 Lamy fountain pens. I just got a new ink that I totally love. Its a teal blue-black ink that has a nice bloom effect if you write with it on paper designed to absorb ink. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:48:42 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_914364 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_914364 Cadaverine Ten years ago when I was in France, my friends and I found our way into a hypermarket and discovered the pens section. Now for those of you unaware, in Europe fountain pens and ink cartridges are used all the time by everyone, and they are cheap as hell. (Ink that would cost a few Euro in France would cost me upwards of $30 here in NZ.) So we bought up large. One of the cheap-ass pens I bought, for about 10 euro, is a plastic job with a fine Waterman nib (I didn't even notice the brand until a couple of years ago). It writes like a dream and feels perfect in my hand. I love it to bits. My second favourite is a retractable uniball signo 0.5 black gel. I am very particular about this and I am grumpy lately because 0.5s have become hard to find &gt;.&gt; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:19:58 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_944221 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_944221 Kenouni Renashin I recently brought a Pilot G2 (0.7) in Peacock Green. The pen itself is actually rather nice for a pen of this type; I don't like the clip on it, but it's comfy to use so win. The thing I love about it the most is the colour; peacock green is a teal like. blue/green and it's BEAUTIFUL. Once I've narrowed my pen collection down a bit more I might have to stock up on some pens with this ink colour. ~Ken-Ren Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:29:23 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_965963 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_965963 RedRen i got a pelican pelikano fountain pen for christmas, and i love it. i'm only on my first ink cartridge but it flows perfectly whether i write in cursive or print. before that, my primary writing tool was a bic ball point fine pen. but i don't think ill ever go back now Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:36:08 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1009366 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1009366 Pen and Ink I just discovered fountain pens and my grandfather discovered some of my great-uncle's fountain pens that he had in a junk drawer. I am absolutely in love. I have four now, including the three vintage ones that were my great-uncle's (a Sheaffer Admiral [green], a Sheaffer Pen for Men [black], and an Esterbrook Double Jewel [red]) and a Noodler's Ahab Flex [blue, white, and black swirled]. I think I may have a problem with coveting now, because I wish I could buy all of the ink colors I could get my hands on. I don't think I'll be ever going back to normal pens again. Fountain pens make me too happy. I have actually pulled a face the few times I have had to use a "normal" pen since last November. :D Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:18:13 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1197316 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1197316 burntchurro What ink is this? O: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:24:40 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1287379 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1287379 burntchurro I have a Pilot Vector but it isn't the most comfortable. I prefer pilot g2's in green or blue. Pencil-wise the Pentel Sharp Kerry is the most comfortable pencil I've used. It's pricey though. :( The Pentel Energize is pretty good too. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:26:10 -0700 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1287385 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/39561?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1287385