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Paul Bassett Davies

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.

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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

Mariya Delano

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

And their notebook paper is so pleasing ✨✨

Quiatimet

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

Paul Bassett Davies

@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.

Aaron Ross Powell ☸️

@mariyadelano @thewritertype I'm 90% in agreement with that. The other 10% is Lamy.

Japanese paper is unquestionably the best, however.

Whitney McNamara

@thewritertype Yes, I dropped out -- definitely didn't fail out -- of journalism school because I couldn't find the right pen.

garo :penelope:

@thewritertype uuhhh neither of these worked for me. Maybe it’s the ink?

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

Paul Bassett Davies

@brooklynmarie Now that’s a whole other challenge entirely.

Stormgren

@thewritertype I am feeling so incredibly called out here. 😂​😂​😂​

Cea Noyes

@thewritertype , you should see my collection of fountain pens!

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