The Writer's Technology Companion
A blog about writers and their tools
Founded in 1972, the Montana-based Blackfeet Indian Writing Company was an economic development project of the Blackfeet nation. With selection as a favored vendor for federal government contracts and use as a popular fundraiser…
Way back in 1889, at the Paris World Fair, an Austrian company introduced their Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth woodcased pencils. Painted yellow in honor of the Austrian royalty, the Koh-i-noor became a wildly popular pencil, setting…
Let me cut straight to the chase here: I DESPISE THIS PEN. After buying my second Pilot Metropolitan, I thought I’d check out the OTHER “budget” pen everyone raves about the Lamy Safari. To be…
I recently came across a post by Paul Jarvis called “Tools Don’t Matter”. Jarvis’ contention is that creativity and productivity stem from the skills and talents of the creator, not from the tools he…
I have had several fountain pens in my lifetime — a cheap schoolkids’ pen I bought in France, a Yafa pen from Office Depot, a handful of disposable Varsity pens from big box stores, and so…
Palomino’s Blackwing line has made a name for itself as a worthy inheritor of the Blackwing name. With their gorgeous finishes, iconic ferrules and replaceable erasers, and ultra-smooth dark leads, the line has earned…
Five years ago, I left the world of freelance writing for a career in museum work. Although I still write (and often!) the nature of the work is such that I need fairly few…
