Platinum Desk Pen Fountain Pen Review

As with so many hobbies, most things within the writing community aren't about making sensible financial decisions. Let's be honest, it's quite easy to be tempted into buying (ahem, hoarding) all kinds of pens, pencils, desk accessories, and gadgets that nobody really needs... but everybody wants! The two desk accessories by Makers Cabinet we'll be looking at, certainly categorize as such. I can't help but be quite enamored by... read more

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Over the years, I've mentioned journaling quite a lot on here. In 2019, I decided to start a five year memory book and opted for the Leuchtturm 1917 offering because it was guaranteed the paper would take fountain pen well. Orange is one of my favourite colours so that was the colour I opted for. This is a thick notebook as you can imagine and so far, the hardcover... read more

Liquid ink cartridges are an easy and convenient way to fill a wide variety of pens, but what should you do when you want to remove a cartridge before you’ve used up all the ink? Whether you’re cleaning your pen or testing out a different color, you can’t just throw the punctured cartridge back into a drawer or pen case and hope for the best. Luckily,... read more

Doing our part to help protect the environment is important—and getting more important every day. Even seemingly small steps, like choosing reusable and responsibly made pens, can add up to a big difference over time. For a bit of perspective, Bic has sold over 100 billion disposable pens since 1950. If all those pens were lined up end to end, they could circle the Earth 350... read more

The Goodwriters Pens sales site is back open again! The web admin installed ‘Honey Pot’, an add-on that helps to identify false accounts, and further, my brilliant friend Brenda went through the settings to try to identify as many indicators of fake accounts as possible, as well as working some of her other magic so […] read more

My favorite part about videos is obviously the writing sample, and I wish I could do entire videos of just writing samples. Then I decided to do little snippets, for those who don't want to hear me ramble about the pen, but want to see some inky goodness to brighten their day! I hope you enjoy these snippets as much as I do! Here is the full review of... read more

Whether you’re a student, a fountain pen lover, or simply curious about good paper, Japanese notebooks will ease difficulties with writing you didn’t know you had. Centuries of papermaking and high standards for design make for notebooks that are leaps and bounds beyond the blue-lined spiral-bound ones you might grab from an office supply store. To learn more about the incredible variety and impeccable quality of... read more

In December 2020, I decided to start running regularly. Having been a keen sportswomen prior to that (regular netball, the odd game of squash, basketball, etc), I had a good basic level of fitness but for some reason, could never get into running and actually loathed it a bit!However, lockdown changed things. Team sports were not allowed, meet ups were not allowed and most recreational grounds/gyms/fitness centres were closed.... read more

I have enough writing paper to last me this lifetime and the next one but I can still be tempted by a good batch of vintage paper at a reasonable price. I don’t buy new paper. I’d much rather get something made when the fountain pen was king. I’ve been lucky recently. I found two […] read more