I’m a Waterman fountain pen girl through and through. I own about a dozen, in different combinations of ink colour and nib size. I fill from the bottle for preference, though some work pens use cartridges for convenience, and I take cartridges when I travel.

Deep turquoise or purple ink are the favourites for writing fiction or poetry. Navy blue or black are both for work. Red ink is for editing. Fine nib suits the quiet introspection of my journal; broad nib is best for fast note-taking at meetings.

I love the way a Waterman glides across the paper and feel effortless in the hand. Some of mine are elegant, some are traditional.

And shh…. don’t tell anyone… but I’ve always WANTED to have the ambition of owning a Mont Blanc. But the truth is, I don’t like their designs all that much!

:-D

I’m a 100% Waterman fountain pen devotee, though I have a couple of Parkers. Ssh, don’t tell the others….

;-)

I have about a dozen with different nibs and different colour inks. Yes, I fill from a bottle! Deep turquoise or purple for fiction, blue or black for notes at work. Fine for journaling and medium to broad for drafting work related articles. I LOVE the way each type seems to resonate with a slightly different part of my brain.

And – dare I say it – I TRY to have ambitions for the holy grail Mont Blanc, but I don’t really like the look of them. I must have a shallow streak, LOL!

The mini G2 series are also really cool.

Wasn’t aware I was such a pen freak.

Just over three years ago while in Vegas for a convention, I visited the Montblanc store in the Forum Shops at Caesar’s and took the plunge… got myself a black precious resin Montblanc LeGrande ballpoint with Platinum accents and bold point now. LOVE IT! (still have my gold one)

I also have the obligatory Sharpies (fine and regular tipped) in black. As for Red pens, I use the Pilot Hi-Tecpoint V7 Fine rollerball.

Depending on what I’m doing, if I’m out on a shoot someplace, I never risk loosing my Montblanc so I carry a Uni Jetstream rollerball from Staples. Never worry about losing those!

I’m like you…I grab whatever is handy. But both my Mother and husband are “pen people” and will spend what seems like hours going around and holding this one, and feeling that one. They have to be the perfect thickness, weight, color…on and on. :-) Although I do have to admit that I prefer blue ink over black. But that’s as far as it goes. :-) Thanks for writing!