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
My favourite pencil is a black and yellow striped Staedtler pencil with a dinky rubber on the end and a sharp point. I’m pretty certain this is a magic pencil as it feeds me ideas and makes my writing look neater! If I’m writing in pen, then I like a smooth nib. I usually write… Continue reading Interview with Julie Sykes
I have two favourite pens. Please don’t make me choose between them. I can’t, any more than I could choose a favourite child. Because both the pens were given to me by (two of) my children. Funnily enough they’re quite similar – the pens, not the children. Although, come to think of it, there is… Continue reading Interview with Cas Lester
I get very twitchy if I don’t have at least two pens and a notebook to hand. I’m not overly fussy about pens, providing they have a fine point and black ink. Currently I have a batch of Bic Orange Fine that suit me very well for everyday use. If I’m feeling flush or celebrating… Continue reading Interview with Charlotte Betts
