Writing Rituals

[saharra_shadow]

Huh. You know. I miss my old writing ritual. I used to keep containers of fountain ink on hand, so I could write with one of my fountain pens. I loved taking the pens apart, filling the little recepticles with ink, and then sitting down with a blank page in a aratty notebook to write to my heart's content.

But, I ran out of ink and I keept forgetting to buy more or when I remember the fund need to be put elsewhere. Eventually I suppose I'll remember at the same time I have money to fix it.

Comments

[heartofmarkness.livejournal.com]

I don't think I have a writing ritual! Unless it's to go to a bar that has wireless and drink beer while I draft. XD

[nightshadow-t2.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Sounds like a ritual to me.

[yanagi-wa.livejournal.com]

I like fountain pens, but every time I pick mine up to write, it's dry. I'll go along nicely, if I fill it then write, but if I put it asside for a day or two, it won't write. What am I doing wrong?

[nightshadow-t2.livejournal.com]

Well, first do you sit it with the point down? Or is it up or on its side? Fountain pens don't have the blocking mech of modern pens. Gravity is what keeps the ink flowing in these treasures.

If you have the point down and it's still dry, then its probably that some excess ink in the nib has dried and is blocking the flow of the rest of the ink. A quick dab with a wet paper towel fixes that. Or if its very badly crusted then you may need to take the pen apart and rinse out the nib until the water runs clear. Sometimes a build up of old ink can cause that problem. Or if your pen is one of those with the internal tube (most I've seen are some type of rubber) that you re-fill with a little lever that is on the outside of the tube, then there could be an internal leak that is letting the ink seep into the body of the pen where it dries out, which can make it necessary to re-fill rather often as well as making repair an option if only to save on ink. :)

Does that help?

[yanagi-wa.livejournal.com]

Yes. I've usually stored them point up to keep them from leaking into the cap or just plopped them down on the desk. I clean them every time they stop writing so crusting isn't the problem. I've probably just left them too long and they've stopped up from drying out. A dab with a wet paper towel made my current one start right up. Thanks.