Pencil or pen?

[1ChiGeek]

I'll only use a pencil if I don't have a pen. Pens allow me to write fast without stopping. My favorite color to use is purple. Otherwise blue or black ink is fine.

[ae_whitworth]

Pen! Pencils are for math, people! Just kidding, to each his own. I love pens though, and I'm picky about my "collection". They have to be of a certain weight and feel good in my hand, ball-point, not gel, yuck! (I still haven't figured out my own aversion to it - go figure.) And I prefer thin point but medium is acceptable, if it writes smoothly. And just to make sure I never lose my favorites, I always carry extra Bics or other mass production stick pens, in case others need to "borrow" one. You can't imagine how many times I've seen a look of disappointment, when giving up a 'stick' as they eyed my pen-in-hand . For added measure, I put self address labels around my good, but less expensive pens. Yes! They're mine! Mine! Mine! So hands off my pretties!!
But, like I said, to each his own !

[madis-hartte]

Pen. I love the way pens glide across the page. Pencils feel scratchy and stiff in comparison.

[readingdoll1796]

Pen. In my opinion pencil are too messy.Pen is a neater way to write

[marina7]

It depends on my mood. I like how smooth the pen writes, but I also like using pencil.

[Bookdaisy200]

I perfer pens ...they are more smoother and fluid

[lowen1994]

I like pen. Until I make a mistake and have to scratch something out. But I can't write in pencil. I don't know what it is, but I hate it.

[stoppoppingtheP]

Pen definitely. Especially smooth ones which flow so beautifully you almost want to cry when they run out.

[Jausten11]

I prefer a black pen. When I make a mistake and want to change something, I simple mark a line through and write around it. I'd rather look at jotted notes everywhere than eraser marks on my paper.

[allisonrenee]

I make a lot of mistakes and hate scribbling them out so I prefer pencils.

[BookAddiction]

I can write neater in pencil but like pen so much better

[Topcho]

I like both. And I never erase, even when I write with penicl!
I really love the feeling of writing with soft, well sharpened penicl. A smooth pen is also delightful. I like to write in colour - not to underline, or special words - just write the whole thing in bright pink or vivid green. So I usually end up doing my writing in pen, because colour penicls are just not made for it.

[flowflowdance]

Pen! It goes smoother across the page and gets my thoughts on paper much faster than pencil!

[Grey_Storm84]

I got used to using pen over pencil and have found that pens work better for me.
When writing, using a pen mainly helps to keep my work intact since I tend to misplace my papers. This is a problem because when found again the pencil markings are horribly smudged into illegibility.
When drawing with pencil i tend to go back and erase a lot, which is bad because I end up with holes in my paper. With pens I am forced to continue, which helps because I actually finish my drawings and whatever the final product is amongst the scribbles I can just darken.

[Gabsmilesmart23]

I started by writing my rough drafts with pen. that way there is no backward. and everything gets written down and stays.
but later I found a pencil puts me more at ease and helps me get inspired and fluent.
and sets the mood so my ideas so they can flow more easily from mind to paper.