The love of my life is a thin-nibbed gel pen. It lifts my mood as words flow from it and fill a page, ideas untangling out of a scramble of spidery bright-blue lines. For edits I love purple gel pens; modified words stand out; the colour is rich and calming. Red is too harsh; every… Continue reading Interview with Alison Gardiner
My favourite pen is a Parker cartridge pen. It was given to me by my dad when I was a teenager, when I started my A-Levels I think, as I was obviously doing lots of writing and he thought it would stand me in good stead to have a good pen. It writes beautifully and… Continue reading Interview with Louise Ellis-Barrett
When I’m at the early stages of a poem I grab whatever pen or pencil is around but nine times out of ten it’s a Bic multi-ink pen as I have them scattered around the house. If I’m doing a book signing or writing something out that is a bit special then I use a… Continue reading Interview with Patricia M Osborne
I love the Hi-Tecpoint Pilot V5 pens. They come in a variety of colours including pink, lilac and turquoise which makes them a perfect choice for adding colour to a hand-written first draft or creating mind-maps or spider diagrams. When buying notebooks I don’t have a favourite brand. I prefer blank books rather than lined… Continue reading Interview with Sue Johnson
My favourite pen is a black uniball Signo gel ink pen. I like it because it gives a clean, smooth line. I always carry one with me in my bag so it’s ready to go! I like brightly-coloured, lightweight notebooks. My favourite is one I found at Staples in the US. I couldn’t resist the… Continue reading Interview with Natascha Biebow
Writing all day and every day, either on my computer or making notes in my numerous notebooks, I like to have a pen I can grip with ease and feels nice to the touch. I have some beautiful pens that have been gifted to me by my husband and friends for special occasions but my… Continue reading Interview with Elaine Everest
My favourite pen or pencil is my B6 pencil, because I like to sketch a lot and this one gives me the liberty to do it without thinking about the final drawing. Probably, this love comes from my experience in 2D animation years ago. Most of my traditional illustrations are made with B3 to B6… Continue reading Interview with Monica Rondino
My favourite pen is, by far, the Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pen. They’re not available in Brazil, where I live, so whenever I travel abroad, I buy a lot of them. It’s an elegant pen, and a very comfortable one. I always buy a new notebook when I’m starting a new project, even if I… Continue reading Interview with Matt Ferraz
I like HB pencils as they are dark enough to make a nice definite line without indenting the paper so you can rub them out without leaving traces. I like to sharpen them with a craft knife; not a sensible option for aeroplanes or bag checks. Being predominantly an illustrator I buy sketch books, usually… Continue reading Interview with Heather Kilgour
I used to love using disposable fountain pens from pilot as they did them in so many cute colours and I loved the feeling and look of the shiny ink on fresh paper!! But they ran out quickly and I didn’t find any permanent ones I liked as much. I write fast and find a… Continue reading Interview with Charlotte Hartley-Jones
