Tony Bridges

Janet Reid writes a brilliant blog providing advice and chastisement – in more or less equal parts – to would-be novelists learning how to approach a literary agent. She also has fierce feelings about her ink pens, which she keeps in mint julep cups in her office.

We, of course, wanted to know what she thought about finding the perfect pen for the exacting art of editing. She graciously agreed to answer a few questions. Read on to find out what Janet had to say about her ongoing journey to pen heaven.

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Here’s a tip for UK fountain pen collectors: If you can’t find what you want on eBay, try the police.

Among the unclaimed items that UK police forces sell through a website called Bumblebee Auctions are all sorts of writing instruments, from Lamy Nexx fountain pens to collector’s edition pen-and-cuff links sets. The prices don’t seem too bad, either, with new pens going for as little as one-third of retail.

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