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Even more questions to ask your pen pal!

September 19, 2017 ♦

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Welcome to our third and final list of questions to ask your pen pal! The first two blog posts featuring questions were so popular, we couldn’t resist giving you one more. Stuck for things to ask your pen friend, or just wanting to find out more about them? Read on!…

5 alternative uses for pencils

September 7, 2017 ♦

General, Pencils

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Here at The Pen Company we love pencils, as do many of our customers. However, did you know that a standard, cheap pencil can come in useful for many tasks other than just drawing or writing? Here are five handy tips for solving everyday issues with the humble pencil. Loosen…

5 tips to keep writers writing

August 17, 2017 ♦

Writing

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To a writer, writing daily or regularly is important, both to keep up a momentum and to keep to any deadlines that have been set. However, regular writing sessions can be easily challenged by the dreaded writer’s block – the inability to produce new work or a severe slowing of…

8 reasons to send snail mail today

August 4, 2017 ♦

Letter writing

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Letter-writing isn’t as common as it once was, yet the joy it can bring has never lessened. In fact, if anything, the joy it brings the recipient has increased over time, as the chance of receiving a handwritten letter in the post has become less common and quicker, digital communication…

Kaweco Skyline Sport mechanical pencil review

August 1, 2017 ♦

Expert Advice, Pencils

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This review is of the Kaweco Skyline Sport mechanical pencil in Mint with a 0.7mm HB lead. If you’re already a fan of Kaweco, like me, you will immediately recognise the silhouette of this Skyline pencil as the classic octagonal Sport design; this shape has certainly stood the test of…

Pilot Capless Matte fountain pen review

July 18, 2017 ♦

Expert Advice, Fountain Pens

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The Pilot Capless Matte fountain pen (aka Vanishing Point) is very interesting in many ways. First of all, it is one of the very few – if not the only, good and widely available – retractable fountain pens on the market, which means that the pen combines the comfort of…

Kaweco Skyline Sport ballpoint pen review

July 17, 2017 ♦

Ballpoint Pens, Expert Advice

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After seeing a photo of the Kaweco Skyline Sport range, I was so excited for its release. I’m a Kaweco fan generally, but the colours in this range really spoke to me – such as Mint, Grey, Macchiato and Pink. I needed a new ballpoint pen for my collection, and…

Kaweco Skyline Sport fountain pen review

July 11, 2017 ♦

Expert Advice, Fountain Pens

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The popular Kaweco Sport range has, until now, always featured a gold nib and furnishings. So, the new Skyline Sport range is causing quite a stir with its silver nib and furniture, alongside a bunch of brand new, gorgeous colourways. I settled on Mint, with a matching ballpoint pen and…

How to write a haiku poem

July 10, 2017 ♦

Writing

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Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, short in length with no rhymes, and often with a strong focus on nature. Due to their compactness, haiku poems can be fun to write, whatever your writing and poetry skills; whether you are a published poet or a complete novice. Haiku poetry…

How to address an envelope

July 6, 2017 ♦

Letter writing

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Having been writing and posting letters since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I assumed I had writing an address on an envelope all figured out. Well, how wrong I was! Having looked it up recently, out of pure curiosity, it turns out I’ve been doing it incorrectly all this…