Editing The Pen Addict 218/transcript (section)

== Notebooks ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. So, Wordworm wants to know, any notebook suggestions for long writing projects like novels? Current EDC is TWSBI Eco and the Kalido for editing. This is a hard one for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Because the ones I want to recommend, like the Nanami paper products, right? The Crossfire, like you have, have the most paper and have the wonderful Tomoe River. I don't think they're necessarily good for like a writing project, like a novel. The paper's too thin. And if you're going back and editing, you're going to have an issue. I think, and this is kind of an insane choice, but this is what I'm going to go with. I'd go for a Leuchtturm Master. Are you familiar with the Master?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Look it up while I ramble on. It is a bigger than A4 hardbound notebook.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Whoa.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, it is a huge thing. But what that allows you to do for a writing project, it gives you space. So, you can, and it'll handle your TWSBI Eco. Fine. It'll give you space to roam.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, he's a big boy. I'm seeing some pictures. I'm like just looking on Google, people's hands next to these things.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. But it's going to give you the room for, you know, call outs. It's going to give you room for editing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's a really good, that's a really, really good call, actually.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, it's going to give you room to play. You know, if you're writing, if you have a novel writing project, there's going to be so much going back and forth. You're going to want the greater durability. Then something like one of the Seven Seas, the Seven Seas writer or the Crossfield or anything like that, even though those are pretty cool. I would go for the big boy like the master. And they're not, I mean, and when I say that, they're not outrageously priced. They're fairly priced. They're just a very large size notebook.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So you're paying for the extra size. I mean, I would have said the Nanami Crossfield just because it's the most pleasant notebook that I own. It is the one that gives me the nicest kind of just feeling just to generally write in because of the Tamori River paper. But it probably is too thin for a long project like that. I can imagine this paper getting quite battered over time because it's so thin. And I guess maybe a little bit more fragile because of that. If fragile is the right word to use, maybe delicate. And I feel like maybe a novel project, delicate is maybe, I don't know. It just feels like that's not right. Correct. But I would have recommended. That was my consideration. Yeah. I would have recommended it because it is just, if I was going to be writing in something every day for two years, this might be what I would pick for that. Which is why I assume that the Hobonichis are so popular. Right. Because it's long-term writing, you know. But I don't know if it would be the right thing for this, but it could be. It could be. It's to say that the Hobonichis are an example of this paper being used over long periods of time. So I don't know. But I think that this Lojiterm one makes a lot of sense to me for the reasons that you said. Because you could write in the middle of the pages and then give yourself a ton of space around the outside.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Right. Yeah. That's a cool book. Really good call, actually. Yeah. I actually have one that I've been scared to crack open because it needs a legitimate use. It's not a, let me jot this down use. So it's still sitting in the plastic wrapping.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' If what you're jotting down is a thousand words each time, you're good to go. But if you're just writing the shopping list, I don't think this is going to be a very useful book for you.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's a flat-out amazing product, though. I think it's wonderful. Huge.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I've never seen it before. I don't think I've ever heard of it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm. All right. So this next Ben, I don't know if he's related to the first Ben, but he wants to know his first good fountain pen for daily use. Lamy 2000, Pilot Vanishing Point, or Tactile Turn Gist with the titanium grip section. So what do you think on this one? I think I know the answer, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to agree.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I think Ben's maybe going too far for a first good fountain pen for daily use. I think that all of these would be a great choice, but I think that it's maybe too much. I mean, I don't know what Ben's parameters are here. Like, I don't know if he's been using Twisby's a bunch or whatever, you know. But if you're coming from Plasia, Preppy, maybe some Kawekos, I might recommend that this would be the second round of pens that you go for and would maybe suggest something like a Twisby instead. But if you're coming from that kind of world or you're really, you know, dead set on this, I mean, like my first serious fountain pen was a vanishing point, probably for similar reasons that Ben is doing it. I really wanted something nice. I am going to say, for this one, I don't think we're going to agree, I'd say Lamy 2000. It's the Lamy 2000 and it's not close. Okay, cool. I don't know why, just because I've had better experiences overall with the 2000 than you have, right? Sure. But I think that for the money in this price range, there's no better.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I agree. That's, if you want an all day, every day, good fountain pen for daily use, it's the Lamy 2000. It feels great. It writes wonderfully. It's got a piston filling mechanism. So you will have to have a bottle of ink.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And it feels the feeling. Oh, and the way that the piston mechanism, when you screw it on and you can barely see the seal, like that build quality in that thing. Yeah. It's kind of unmatched.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So as much as I love the vanishing point and I like the tactile turn gist, it's the Lamy 2000 in a runaway.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I think the vanishing point is a mistake for a first nice fountain pen. It's too edge case for me. Okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's fine. But that did give me the opportunity to bring up something that I saw at the DC pin show for the first time. Our good friend Liz at No Pin Intended. She has a small project that she does where she removes the clips from the pilot vanishing point. So I wanted to be sure you were aware that this is a possible and this is possible and this is a thing. And I know she sold a couple of hers at the show and I was very tempted if I didn't have enough vanishing points already. And I don't mind the clip as it is. Her work was really cool. So I put a link in the show notes.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I need to talk to Liz.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I told her I told her I would drop this on you and that you might be in touch because that's pretty legit, huh?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Liz, drop me a line. We need to talk. My problem with the vanishing point is the clip. Everything else, it's incredible, right? Which is why I love the vintage one that Jeff sent me because I can use that one because the clip is low profile. But I don't need the clip. I never use the clips. I never clip it to anything. So I could end up with something really beautiful. Maybe I could get one of those crazy ones.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What ones? What are they called? I can't remember the name. You know, they've got Rodden. Oh. It's cool. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Celebrate.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yes. I saw several of those at the DC Pinship. Those always look so great in person.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I bet you did. I'm not surprised about that at all.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I mean, if you look at them online and you enjoy them, don't ever pick one up in person because you will purchase it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. I've always wanted one of those, but I've held off because I wouldn't be able to use it. But I get a clip removed and that's a whole different ballgame, my friend.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. Mm-hmm.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Cool. All right. Should we take a break and then get back to some more? Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' We've got a bunch more to go through, so this will be good.

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'''Myke Hurley:''' Because they do. All right, so we should have handled this question in relation to the first topic of the show today. around the plays here. But Michael says, I got a Pilot Metropolitan on your recommendation. Now looking at a TWSBI Eco, Lamy Safari, and Kaweco Sport. Does one stand out above the rest in a medium nib?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Eco. Eco. There, there's only one answer.