The Pilot Precise V5 Stick ($9 for a dozen on Amazon) has replaced my old favorite, the Uni-Ball Vision Elite. The line is finer and darker, is ideally paired with my favorite notebook, the Rhodia Orange Dot Grid Webnotebook (better than Moleskine)
My new favorite pen – the Pilot Precise V5 Stick
Moleskine's new studio collection offers the same great notebooks with gorgeous new covers
When I'm working on a new creative writing project — be it a novel, or a play, or an album, or anything else — I like to do my first drafts by hand in a notebook. Sure, my handwriting is utter shite, but it helps free up my mind. It gets out of my head,… READ THE REST
Nifty demonstration of a glass dip pen
Greg from Greg and Pens demonstrates a great entry-level glass dip pen. They are easier to use than quills and fountain pens, but they have that cool scratch feel as they're drawn across the paper. They are available in sets with lots of gorgeous ink colors. Here's illustrator Peter Draws showing what it's like. For… READ THE REST
The Writers' Co-op is a great new podcast about how to make your freelance writing career work
I've worked with Jenni Gritters at several media companies now, including Upworthy and Wirecutter, and I have no qualms saying that she is probably the best editor I've ever worked with. As such, I can't say I was surprised when I learned that she pulled in $120,000 in her first year as a full-time freelancer.… READ THE REST
Learn how to effectively invest in stocks and cryptocurrency with these online classes
If you thought the fear and instability that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed on world financial markets would send investors scurrying for the sidelines, think again. In fact, the individual investor has jumped into this new economic landscape with both feet in 2020. Retail investors — everyday, non-professional stock traders — now account… READ THE REST
This field-tested light brings big illumination to your work site — along with a few surprises
Fix-it projects don't always fit to your schedule. In fact, it often feels like projects or even emergencies that require your attention often come at the worst possible moments. That's why it feels like every time there's a leaky pipe or a problem underneath a vehicle or a wild animal stuck underneath your house, it… READ THE REST
Honeyfi helps couples get their financial lives in sync as they save together
What's the only thing tougher than deciding to finally get your financial life and monthly budgeting on track and under control? When there are two of you. Making sure to log all of your transactions and be fiscally responsible is often difficult enough, but when you're trying to manage that operation when both you and… READ THE REST
