My favourite pen is a ball point I received as a Christmas present with Maggie Sullivan engraved on the side. It’s special because it is personal, it writes smoothly and it helps my writing flow. I buy different sized notebooks according to their function. Small ones for everyday notes and thoughts, larger ones for research… Continue reading Interview with Maggie Sullivan
I prefer pen to pencil, but actually anything that writes – so if it’s a pen the ink needs to flow evenly, or a pencil it needs to be sharp. I have a dreadful habit of picking up biros that give up halfway through a sentence or pencils that are nearly worn down. As any… Continue reading Interview with Margaret Bateson-Hill
The first book on writing I read was Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. In the opening chapters of this inspirational book she impresses on her reader the importance (and fun) of finding the right notebook and pen to free your imagination and keep your writing hand moving. This is a lesson I embraced.… Continue reading Interview with Moira McPartlin
My favourite pen is a black gel rollerball that writes so smoothly, it’s a pleasure to use. I use it to make notes when I’m plotting my book, or when I have a sudden brainwave and have to write the idea down in my notebook. I have two and one is always with me. I’m… Continue reading Interview with Louise Rose-Innes
I should admit right up front that I know I have a problem. I love stationery. I think a lot of writers do. I should be ashamed to admit how much I own and how much thought I give to which writing implement to use for writing vs list-making vs editing, etc. But these are… Continue reading Interview with Sara Grant
The idea of precious stationery was anathema to me as a journalist: reporters’ notebooks are basic tools, and very scruffy ones, too, by the time they’ve lived in a bag or back pocket for months. Now, as a fiction writer, I buy beautiful hardback notebooks in the expectation that they will become repository of inspiration… Continue reading Interview with Rowena House
I have changed the way I write over the last few years. I always just used to write straight to the computer because I can touch type so am quite fast; however, I found my imagination worked better when I wrote in long hand again. My perfect tool of choice is the Lamy fountain pen,… Continue reading Interview with Ness Harbour
