My fountain pen journey: favourite inks, pens, and future plans

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I hope you’re doing well! If you’ve made your way over from Shauna at ‪@cerealnana‬, welcome! It’s nice to meet you!

In today’s video, I’ll be sharing my answers to #8penquestions2024 which is being hosted by ‪@seemownay‬ and ‪@lianelikes‬ for the second year in a row. I hope you enjoy hearing about my fountain pen journey, and please head on over to watch Maria’s responses to the same 8 questions at ‪@MariaRosseau‬!

Also, please check out this playlist everyone else’s videos which will be posted throughout the March (and beyond!).    • #8penquestions One-Year Anniversary T...  

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To help you navigate this video, I’ve included timestamps below:
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - InCoWriMo final update
2:28 - 1. When and how did your fountain pen journey begin?
3:31 - 2. What were your favourite inks in the beginning?
7:54 - 3. How have your ink and pen tastes changed over time?
11:27 - 4. Are there inks and pens that you have yet to try but would like to?
13:00 - 5. What is your holy grail pen?
14:15 - 6. How many pens do you currently own?
15:35 - 7. Do you have a limit on pens (or inks) in your collection?
20:08 - 8. Consequently, what would you do if another pen or ink came along?
25:05 - Final look at favourite inks

Fountain Pens Mentioned:
Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen - Black with Gold Trim - https://wonderpens.ca/products/pilot-...
Yoseka x Sailor 甲 Home Pro Gear Slim - https://yosekastationery.com/collecti...
Esterbrook Estie - Toirtoise - Gold trim
https://yosekastationery.com/products...
Benu Euphoria - Earl Grey - https://www.gouletpens.com/products/b...

Fountain Pen Inks Mentioned:
Ferris Wheel Press x Wonder Pens - Writing Desk - https://wonderpens.ca/products/ferris...
Sailor Shikiori - Rikyucha - https://wonderpens.ca/products/center...
Pilot Iroshizuku - Asa-gao - https://wonderpens.ca/products/center...
Platinum - Carbon Black - https://wonderpens.ca/products/center...
Robert Oster Bronze - https://vanness1938.com/en-ca/product...
Robert Oster Caffe Crema - https://vanness1938.com/en-ca/product...
Birmingham Pen Co - Interstellar Bronze - https://www.birminghampens.com/produc...

Other videos to check out:
How I deal with impulse spending and hyper-focusing on my fountain pen hobby as someone with ADHD    • How I deal with impulse spending and ...  
My fountain pen collection from a beginner + how I got started | Pilot, Sailor, Kaweco, Lamy    • My fountain pen collection from a beg...  

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