Ink pens are a great tool for some writers, the bane of others. Some prefer pencils, others word processors.
When I was a young writer, I lived and died by my Smith and Corona typewriter, but once I reached my teens and was able to buy my first computer and word processing program … on a Commodore 64, by the way … that became my tool of choice.
For some reason, for me at least, writing prose just seems most natural sitting at a desk with my hands on a keyboard. Poetry is different, though; for that, I definitely go the pen or pencil route.
I always feel more comfortable with a pen than a pencil. Although some mechanical pencils are OK, my hand just feels more at home wrapped around a pen with a comfort grip. My favorite is a Uniball Power Tank RT.
Still, it’s all a bit relative. Whatever tool makes you feel professional and inspired is the right one to use.
