[Pen/Pencil Review] The TomBow Zoom 505sh 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil
The Tom Bow Zoom 505sh is the matching pencil to my previously reviewed 505bw rollerball. I had a review written about this pencil back when I first received it, but it went…somewhere. And now I’m kind of glad about that, it’s given me a chance to revisit the review. The first thing I did with […]
[Pen Review] TWSBI 530 Diamond
For my birthday this year, my husband bought both of us a TWSBI 530 Diamond fountain pens – mine with an Extra Fine nib in green; his with a Fine nib in red. These pens are no longer in stock – apparently they’re sold out with no additional production run intended as TWSBI designs something […]
[Pen Review] The Padrino Demonstrator from Paradise Pen Company
On the way to ConDFW this year, my husband and I stopped by Paradise Pen Company in the Dallas Galleria to buy ink for our TWSBI Diamond 530s – which he bought “us” for my birthday. We chatted with the guys there – and drooled over the Pens Which I Can’t Afford – when the […]
[Pen Pencil Review] The Ohto Promecha 500P by Guest Blogger Jimmy Simpson
This week’s pen/pencil review is done by my husband, Jimmy. Little did I know when I married him that he had a love of mechanical/drafting pencils that nearly rivals my pen addiction. Brad from Jetpens.com was kind enough to enable both of us in his shipment – since Jimmy was the one who introduced me […]
[Pen Review] Uni-Ball COLORS Pencil Lead – from JetPens.Com
I really am trying to be good about getting pen/pencil reviews more regular. Part of that is thanks to Brad at JetPens.com and the care package he sent me a couple of weeks ago in the middle of my GoDaddy battle from hades. One of the interesting bits Brad sent me was colored pencil lead […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The OHTO Rook from JetPens.com
I was thrilled last week when Brad Dowdy from JetPens.com emailed me out-of-the-blue and asked if I would be interested in reviewing something for JetPens if he sent it to me. My response was only slightly more professional than “Duh!” and “HECK YES!” I LOVE JetPens.com. My limited disposable income is often split between bookstores […]
Writing Instrument Review – The Rotring Rapid Pro
A few months ago I won the Rotring Rapid Pro 0.5mm from Dave’s Mechanical Pencils. Jimmy, my husband, is the pencil connoisseur, and it basically became his anniversary gift. We agreed to do a joint review of the pencil, but then…it became now. And Dave, from Dave’s Mechanical Pencils, has had to poke us. Oops. […]
Battlestar Galactica Pens and Writing
I’m coming to the end of a couple of major writing projects (one to go into the submission process) and the last stages of the Redheads of the Apocalypse sequel. For the record — integrating four very different authors and their voices/characters/etc into one cohesive narrative? Tough work. Worth it, but tough work. So.what does […]