Pencil or pen?

DamBlueHappymeals- · Post by **DamBlueHappymeals-** » 18 May 2015, 02:29

I write in both pen and pencil. If I am writing stories, I will generally type it up on a computer, however, for school work I write in mainly pen as it is more formal. I also prefer to write in black pen, though I don't know why. And pencil is good if I am writing a quick draft, sketching something, or creating a sort of mind map.

desi330 · Post by **desi330** » 19 May 2015, 16:42

Defiantly a pen. You make mistakes that may be good ideas later on.

-- 19 May 2015, 16:42 --

Definitely a pen. You have the opportunity to make mistakes that can be good ideas later.

sagarverma · Post by **sagarverma** » 20 May 2015, 03:57

Colorful pens I love to use as it highlights the text and helps to make the content look eye catching

sophia56456 · Post by **sophia56456** » 24 May 2015, 18:53

Pencil then I can erase.

Tizaporah13 · Post by **Tizaporah13** » 26 May 2015, 00:23

I prefer writing with a pen because I can get any words that come to me down a lot faster. And instead of erasing, I tend to keep what I have in case I want to use it later or in the future. Pencils tend to fade and I'm left with a ghost paragraph.

book_ends · Post by **book_ends** » 26 May 2015, 09:11

I like both!!

But when I am writing a letter or something I prefer a pen!

ryanjames50 · Post by **ryanjames50** » 04 Jun 2015, 01:52

Pen all the way.

Harsha · Post by **Harsha** » 08 Jun 2015, 11:43

I really prefer typing over both as I like to go back and edit my writing and do small corrections but if I had to choose then probably pen as I don't really like how pencils need to be sharpened every so often and that they are likely to smudge. Even though the problem with pen is that it isn't really erasable, except for the Frixion and a few other special pens. And also you could also use correction fluid but I like to just plainly cross the mistake out and right the correction above. In the end when I'm finished with a draft I just copy it on to a new piece of paper so that it doesn't look so messy.

Jojowrites4All · Post by **Jojowrites4All** » 08 Jun 2015, 12:48

Pen. I ruined so many shirt sleeves in elementary school

True fact, I used ink in math through MS , HS , and College.

kimcormack · Post by **kimcormack** » 09 Jun 2015, 13:29

I miss writing in pencil or pen

The M.S fairy is not my friend in this heat. I have the fine motor skills of a heavily intoxicated teenager. lol

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But my vote would be for pencil. I alter my storylines quite a bit during the process

Kayo Smada · Post by **Kayo Smada** » 09 Jun 2015, 20:59

I do love a good pen, and good pens are a treasure. However, I will more than likely use a pencil for the first draft (and it has to be mechanical). I don't like to scratch out words only because you can only change things so many times before my paper looks too cluttered. Althought, truth be told, I almost always use a computer to write now.

OscarsWildest89 · Post by **OscarsWildest89** » 10 Jun 2015, 01:25

Pen, it's more permanent. If I write with pen i am less inclined to cross over what i've written. It forces me to re-read something I wrote that I don't like. Helps me grow as a writer.

JennaMarie98 · Post by **JennaMarie98** » 10 Jun 2015, 09:09

I like writing in pen more, the different colors you can write in and the smoothness of the writing.

Serena_Charlotte · Post by **Serena_Charlotte** » 18 Jun 2015, 10:06

Pen. That way, I'm not tempted to change things and I can write straight through and then go back to change it.

MBurt1 · Post by **MBurt1** » 18 Jun 2015, 13:12

Definitely pens. I strongly dislike the squeaky or scratchy sound a pencil can make when it hits the paper. I am prone to mistakes, I'm human, but there's an app for that... WHITEOUT.