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Why Great Writers Often Choose to Write With Pencils
The point of an emotional decision
“Sometimes just the pure luxury of long beautiful pencils charges me with energy and invention.” — Steinbeck
What Writing Implement Makes Your Mojo Flow?
All writers have a process, a routine, a way of getting their creative mojo flowing. Who knew that for so many great writers, their muse speaks best when they hold a pencil in their fingers?
Writers choose their instruments as carefully as musicians tune theirs. It matters what tool they choose to make their mark, and many factors affect the ultimate emotional decision: How it feels when held in their hands; what its mark looks like on paper; what it sounds like while scribbling; what color line most flatters their words.
Since my words flow best with a Tul, Medium-Point, Blue Gel Pen, and because I assumed that most modern writers use some form of ink pen, I was surprised to learn that many people — including some of the great writers of our country — prefer the old-fashioned, wooden pencil.
