Fountain pens are widely considered the ultimate in writing instruments, but as popular as they are, fountain pens just aren’t for everyone.but are there any alternatives?
If you’ve never used one, getting started can be intimidating, what with the complexities of maintenance and decisions to be made about nibs, inks, and filling options. Or, you just might not be interested in fountain pens as a matter of personal preference.
What will you be missing? Well, there are three primary reasons that people use fountain pens: the fluidity of the writing experience, the ability to vary line width and diversity of ink choices.
Unfortunately, you will have to give up access to a broad range of colors if you decide to write with something other than a fountain pen. While many gels offer some exciting and, in a few cases, even aromatic color options, none can match fountain pen ink for diversity and richness of color saturation.
However, just because you aren’t ready to get fully into the fountain pen experience yet, or don’t want to at all doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice an extremely smooth writing experience or even line variability.
There are alternatives to fountain pens that will give you very similar results without the added complexity that comes with fountain pen use.
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Here are some suggestions.
