New Favorite Pens

From Kate’s Writing Crate…

(This is an unpaid recommendation. I just like these pens for writing.)

          A friend recommended Uni-Ball click gel pens to me at a magazine meeting. She had one so I tried it and loved it. First, it is extremely lightweight—great if you like to write by hand for any extended time like filling a notebook a month. Second, the nibs come in various sizes so I can write boldly when I’m being creative and more precisely when editing or writing lists, notes, and checks. Third, the ink dries very quickly so few smudges. And fourth, it also comes in a super ink so prevents check fraud as it can’t be washed off.

I like strong bold lines when I write creatively. I like blue ink (although also comes in black, red, and purple).

Due to its light weight, I’m not getting a painful writer’s callous on my middle finger any longer. Hooray!

Another Uni-Ball pen I like is the bold AIR which writes at any angle. It comes in blue, black, and red. I use the blue ones to write in my books—marginalia and underlining. Again, light weight. Again, ink dries quickly. Reminds me of a precise eyeliner. Doesn’t bleed through to the next page in books so far. (However, it does in my notebooks so I don’t use them there.) It’s perfect for making notes for future book recommendations.

All of that makes my writing life easier.