Tips & Tricks

 Hi there, fountain pen friends, Lydia back again with the highly anticipated video about flex pens and stub nibs for lefties. I mentioned in the last episode of Left Out that every lefty has their own writing style and comforts. As such, these tips and tricks may not work for everyone. The information mentioned is purely my opinion and expereinces, but I hope it proves useful to all of my fellow Southpaws looking to get into the world of flex writing! This is probably the most polarizing issue for lefties using fountain pens. We all see those beautiful writing [...]

 Hey there, Fountain Pen Friends! My name is Lydia and I am a Community Coordinator here at Goulet Pens. You've probably seen me here on the blog and on Facebook as well. I am excited to bring you a project close to my heart, specifically for lefty fountain pen lovers like me! Brian made a great Fountain Pen 101 video for those of us southpaw pen people, but I thought it might be helpful to see some of these tips from an actual lefty. In this series, I hope to provide you with some helpful tips that will enhance [...]

It can be difficult when you first start out using fountain pens. There's such a variety of inks, pens, papers; it's easy to see how it could be confusing. We asked our Instagram followers for their best newbie tips and they delivered! From those comments, we've put together 17 pieces of advice that you told us every newbie should hear. 1. Buy ink samples before committing to a whole bottle, it's a great way to try out lots of different inks. 2. Better doesn't always mean more expensive. 3. Use your pen! Don't just leave it in a box or on [...]

We love seeing the amazing art people create using fountain pens. It's absolutely mind-blowing to see what people can make with a blank piece of paper and a pen. Here we've gathered 12 artists who use pens to create art and asked them what makes fountain pens such a great tool. @PensiveCandy My name is Candace and I live in Sydney, Australia. I'm a long-time fountain pen user, having been introduced to fountain pens at the age of 8 or 9, but I only just started using them for art and drawing last year. I share my creations on Instagram [...]

 The Goulet Pens team often gets questions about how to improve one's handwriting and steps that can be taken to use fountain pens to make your written communication prettier. We compiled this video to help express some of our tips for overhauling your handwriting using fountain pens. Check out the video above and tips below! 1) Take Time To Discover What Works For You Tools are just as important as technique. You have to find your perfect page to really crack the beautiful writing enigma. What works for one person, may not be your perfect pen.  Some choices are: [...]

Bullet Journaling is an organizational system that has become extremely popular over the past few years. For more information on what it is and how it works, check out this guest blog written by Kara Benz of Boho Berry or this video made by Ryder Carroll (the inventor of this system). If you've been bullet journaling for a while and feel like you're in a bit of a rut, here are some layouts to provide you with inspiration! We've asked a few fantastic planners to send us their favorite spreads and what they love about them. @BulletJournal "Note-taking and traditional journaling [...]