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Collage of images and quotes arranged neatly on a yellow/green board, with some of the text cut off. Type reads from left to right: "Trying different inks", "Writing with a fountain pen", "Levelling up your writing skills", "Using a typewriter", "Finding a writing group", "Taking a writing class", "Discovering new publishers", "Connecting with fellow writers", "Developing a writing routine", "Learning about typography"
Collage of images and quotes arranged neatly on a yellow/green board, with some of the text cut off. Type reads from left to right: "Trying different inks", "Writing with a fountain pen", "Levelling up your writing skills", "Using a typewriter", "Finding a writing group", "Taking a writing class", "Discovering new publishers", "Connecting with fellow writers", "Developing a writing routine", "Learning about typography"

Writing Writing

All things creative writing & writing instruments.

A hand dips a portion of a fountain pen into a blue bottle of ink.

Pen & Ink Series – part 3: Filling your pen’s converter with ink

Now that you’ve gotten to know your fountain pen, you may be thinking it’s time to graduate to bottled inks – so, you’ll need to use a converter. In this third installment of our Pen & Ink series, we’ll show you how to fill the two most common converter types with ink: piston & squeeze; as well as how to get the most ink into your Pilot CON-40 converter.

Seven fountain pen ink cartridges of various makes and sizes, side by side.

Pen & Ink Series – part 2: Using ink cartridges

Now that you’re familiar with your fountain pen’s basic anatomy and uses, it’s time to start having fun and writing with it! But, first, you need an ink source. In part 2 of Young W’s Pen & Ink series, we’ll show you how to use ink cartridges with your pen.

Ellipse Purple Retro Pop - pen leaning on an aged window pane.

Pen & Ink Series – part 1: Fountain pen anatomy & uses

If you’re fountain pen-curious or just acquired your first fountain pen, you may be wondering how it works and what you can do with it. In this introductory post for Young W's Pen & Ink series, we’ll give you the basics of fountain pen anatomy and uses.