As I sat reminiscing with friends we got chatting about how our mums always used to place name tags in our clothes that were marked with indelible ink. This made me wonder what I would use should I need to undertake a similar exercise.
Review: Berol Italic Marker
Let me just say up front that I have absolutely zero experience with calligraphy, and it’s very possible that has everything to do with the way I feel about the Berol Italic Marker.
Because I couldn’t get this thing to perform worth a fig.
5 Great Pens for Geeks
Regular readers know we have a fondness for novelty pens, the ones that are usually more cool than useful. So, we get extra excited when we see pens that are both fun and functional.
These are some of our recent favourites.
Review: Rotring Tikky Ballpoint Pen
The Rotring Tikky is one of those pens that doesn’t write particularly well, but that I keep around and like to use occasionally just because I like the way it looks and feels in my hand.
One Editor’s Perfect Pens – A Q&A With Literary Agent Janet Reid
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.