I'm buying a fountain pen. I would like to take up both fancy, unreasonable handwriting as well as some classic shorthand, and they both work best with fountain pens.
I was like, "I can find a penmanship book on archive.org."
I was reading an article on how ballpoint pens destroyed handwriting (not typewriters, let alone computers).
I was like, maybe I should try it. Besides, it'll be good to model behavior that isn't just sitting in front of a computer to my kids.
@yam655 agreed! Are you looking at any models?
I'm getting a Noodler's Ink Creaper in the emerald green. It's a piston-style pen. I'm also getting some Noodler's Ink brand green (Sequoia) ink.
My birthday is shared with the creator of Pittman shorthand. It doesn't work with ballpoint pens due to needing variance in the thickness of the lines.
So, my choice in pen was directly impacted by doing research on what pens are recommended for folks using Pittman shorthand.
@varve ooh, I did calligraphy as a teenager, too! I never got very far in it either, but I enjoyed it and the knowledge I gained about the forms of letters and their components remains valuable.
@yam655 Maybe you'll want to try your hand at Quill, a one-person letter-writing game ^_^ https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/170400/Quill-A-LetterWriting-Roleplaying-Game-for-a-Single-Player
@yam655 I'm glad you like it--maybe you could also post some of the results, if you feel so inclined!
@yam655 I use Melin shorthand which is great for Swedish but sucks for English sooo badly to the point that I’ve sometimes questioned why I chose it.
@yam655 you're the second person in two days on my tl who's buying a fountain pen