Never Underestimate A Good Pen
True, This! —
Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold
The arch-enchanters wand! — itself a nothing! —
But taking sorcery from the master-hand
To paralyse the Cæsars, and to strike
The loud earth breathless! — Take away the sword —
States can be saved without it!
-Edward Bulwer-Lytton
I have come to accept that most of my writing will suck. But for a few great ideas, you have to come up with a million. Hitchcock made a lot of mediocre movies. 90% of Emerson’s work was never published. Etc.
Most of us never read Emerson anyway.
Record ideas, lessons, trials, wins, losses.
Write tales. Write songs. Draw.
Remember.
Get a pen that inspires you. For me, gel ink, the kind that makes a mark with the lightest touch. None of this ball point garbage (but that’s just me).
Don’t be afraid to spend good money on a pen.
Choose wisely, and be careful not to lose it.
Yesss for good pens. Your “most of us never read Emerson anyway” remark? Quite genius I would say.
–Stephanie
Why thank you Stephanie.
The truth is I’ve never read Emerson. But I’m sure he’s around here somewhere.
nice. the rule of thumb given me by my editor is 90 % of what you write will be junk but make writing a habit each day to find the gold…
Hi, you may find this post helpful:
http://johnager.co.uk/2011/01/11/organizing-a-moleskine-or-any-other-notebook/
Best wishes, John.
its true … i am more inclined to write when i love the pen. i use pilot’s precise v5 pens, mostly blue or black but i do love a splash of color for emphasis.