Write

Notebooks

For notes on what you read, and for your own drafts.

• A5 hardcover notebook, dotted (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Leuchtturm1917

  Numbered pages and a blank index, useful for keeping track of the readings that stayed with you.

• Pitch Black notebooks, 2-pack (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Field Notes

  Thin ruled notebooks with a paperback cover, light enough to carry everywhere for lines and ideas away from the desk.

• Small pocket notebooks, 64-pack (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Oucaru

  Plain kraft notebooks in bulk: one per book, per month or per project, or for a class or writing group.

Fountain pens

Writing by hand slows you down in a good way.

• Safari fountain pen, matte black (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Lamy

  A sturdy, inexpensive fountain pen with a medium nib and five ink cartridges: a good first one.

• Safari fountain pen, dark dusk (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Lamy

  The same reliable pen in a darker colour, with a medium steel nib and a blue cartridge.

• Classic Sport fountain pen (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Kaweco

  Compact enough for a pocket, and full length once the cap is posted on the back.

Ink

• Z28 converter (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Lamy

  Lets a Lamy Safari fill from a bottle instead of cartridges.

• T53 bottled ink, Azurite (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Lamy

  A 30 ml bottle of deep blue ink, for use with the converter.

• T53 bottled ink, Obsidian (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Lamy

  A 30 ml bottle of black ink, for use with the converter.

• Ink cartridges, Pearl Black (opens Amazon in a new tab)

  Kaweco

  Six short standard cartridges, which fit the Kaweco Sport.