The Best Tools for Writers
All you really need to write is a pen and paper. But these tools and resources will help you write more — and earn more.
You don’t need anything fancy to start writing.
It’s important to say this from the start. Some of the greatest novels ever written were scratched out with a quill. There’s no need for any of us to go quite that basic any more, but all you really need to begin is a pen and paper.
My favourite pen is a Pilot V5 (I have hundreds of them, all over the house). For paper I use more or less anything, though as a left-hander I prefer a notepad that lies flat, or flips at the top.
For my journal, I like a good-quality paper so I can write on both sides without ink showing through. But I’m not loyal to one brand. I find it hard to walk past a stationery shop, so I have a drawer full of blank journals from all over the world. Especially Japan and Italy.
My advice to new writers?
Start before you’re ready. Don’t wait for the perfect time, the perfect writing space, until you can afford a fancy laptop or any of the tools below. Just pick up something to write with and on (a pen and paper; your phone; a computer) and write where and…
