I love fountain pens myself. My old Parker was anabsolute joy to write with and I didn;t mind the cartridges at all. I once had a couple Flair-type "fountain pens" of a unique style and design that were fun to write with, but they've long-since stopped making them or I just can;t find any anywhere.
These days I write longhand using a good old #2 pencil (mechanical or otherwise). I love the old yellow #2 pencils, but I have to keep a sharpener handy at all times. I will not write with anything larger than a 0.5mm tip and a sharp "feel" to it.
There's also something uniquely satisfying about seeing the pencils whittled down to nubs slowly, but surely, as words get written on the paper.
Second draft is almost always and completely on the computer screen though.
ARE WE TALKING OFFICE SUPPLIES?! and if so, may I please join in?
I'm a nut for fountain pens! And yes, the OLD #2s are the best...somewhere along the way they turned all waxy. Hate those.
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Okay, just read post #1....I don't know what to say. I'm working on several things and they are as follows: (I hope I'm doing this right)
JUNE EVENING: completed ms back from betas, 4th round of revisions (currently at 120,000 words)
THE COFFIN DRESSER: under construction
And a garden variety of other small projects.