Pencil or pen?

meghanelyse730 · Post by **meghanelyse730** » 14 Feb 2015, 00:21

I love erasable pens! I have the ink that can glide, but the eraser for the mistakes. The best of both worlds!

zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 14 Feb 2015, 00:51

Erasable pens! Of course. I forgot all about those!

ALynnPowers · Post by **ALynnPowers** » 01 Mar 2015, 05:16

Erasable pens are all the rage in Japan. In a billion colors and they erase by friction (hence the name "frixion")... have these come to the US yet. We didn't have them when I was last there.

Valrose · Post by **Valrose** » 01 Mar 2015, 09:16

I usually start by grabbing what ever is closest.......then I switch to keyboard........then edit.....I prefer a mix of pencils and pens of different colors. Usually some sort of pattern emerges........that may or may not tie into the journal I am writing in, which can be a scrap of paper or a golden journal wrapped in a white gauze bag with a ribbon. Like our thoughts, writing is infinity creative................!

zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 01 Mar 2015, 14:01

ALynnPowers wrote:Erasable pens are all the rage in Japan. In a billion colors and they erase by friction (hence the name "frixion")... have these come to the US yet. We didn't have them when I was last there.

Those are gorgeous!

kkabir · Post by **kkabir** » 02 Mar 2015, 11:18

i prefer to use my keyboard its easy to remove.i can do whatever i want to do.

RidiculousMuffin · Post by **RidiculousMuffin** » 03 Mar 2015, 10:30

I'd definitely have to say pen, then if I change something, it's nice to look back when I'm finished and see how i started with one thing and gradually made it better. Instills a sense of pride in me about my work.

TreeRhino · Post by **TreeRhino** » 08 Mar 2015, 15:37

Looks like this will be an unpopular opinion, but:

Mechanical pencil...

I started writing when I was fourteen by just filling up notebooks at night. I used a mechanical pencil for all of my school stuff and it was just what I had at hand. For a few years, I primarily wrote by hand with a pencil, but, unfortunately, I've graduated onto a keyboard. I can't say why, but I always flow better by hand with a mechanical pencil. Problem is, the practicality of Microsoft Word and a mechanical keyboard throws too much weight the other direction.

I have tried nice pens, terrible pens, and regular pencils, but hated all of the options. I obsess too much about a fine point to keep sharpening a regular pencil all the time and I make way too many mistakes to use a pen. Really, the reasons just come down to that the other options distract me. Mechanical pencils don't.

OneFourthCheesecake · Post by **OneFourthCheesecake** » 08 Mar 2015, 17:29

Personally, a pen seems to glide smoother across the surface of paper than a pencil does.

Cyfir · Post by **Cyfir** » 09 Mar 2015, 07:24

Well, most of the time I use pencil, but when I want to feel fancy, I use a calligraphy pen, with only black ink.

s_curley · Post by **s_curley** » 12 Apr 2015, 17:44

I have an obsession with notebooks and pens. I don't really have a preference for the color of ink. Usually blue or black. When I make corrections though, I have to use a red pen.

elizabeth100 · Post by **elizabeth100** » 03 May 2015, 22:23

pens for everything official

EricaB · Post by **EricaB** » 04 May 2015, 04:56

It depends on the subject, and what stage I'm in. I like pencils in the rough draft, but pens when I'm brainstorming. There's something about having to cross off an idea instead of erasing that helps me think. Otherwise, I love the click of a keyboard.

jadeowyanhui · Post by **jadeowyanhui** » 06 May 2015, 07:59

For me I prefer pens. I use a Blue Pilot pen G2 0.5 to be exact. Pencils to me are good for drawing and diagrams. To be honest I can't write without my favourite pen.