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Inktober 2018 Writing Prompts

Inktober 2018 Writing Prompts

The InkTober Initiative is the brainchild of artist / illustrator Jake Parker. The idea is to draw & ink a picture and post it on social media every day during the month of October....
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September's 30 Inks 30 Days Challenge

September's 30 Inks 30 Days Challenge

Back by popular demand, September will be the 2nd #30inks30days challenge. 30 inks? 30 days? What is this? Read on, young padawan, I shall explain. The goal of #30inks30days is...
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Ink Flight #19 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #19 Reveal + Giveaway

When you think of the major, worldwide manufacturers of fountain pen ink, several names come to mind: J. Herbin, Noodler's Ink, Robert Oster Signature, and our friends in the UK...
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Ink Flight #18 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #18 Reveal + Giveaway

Well, well, well. If you thought we were going the conventional route and migrating to yet another worldwide maker of inks, guess again! After 17 Ink Flights, we've highlighted a new...
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Ink Flight #17 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #17 Reveal + Giveaway

Buon Giorno, Ink Travelers! This month's flight brings back fond memories of my trip to Italy after graduating high school. It was my first time in Europe, to the land...
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Challenge: 30 Inks in 30 Days

Challenge: 30 Inks in 30 Days

If you're a fountain pen enthusiast, then you may also be a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of pens inked up at one time. How many is it right...
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Ink Flight #16 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #16 Reveal + Giveaway

Hello, Ink Travelers! This month, we return to Germany for one of the world’s largest catalogs of fountain pen ink. De Atramentis has it all: shimmering, sheening, waterproof, and scented...
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Ink Flight #15 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #15 Reveal + Giveaway

Colorverse is a relatively new brand of inks from Korea that have exploded on the writing scene in the early stage of 2018. Originally crowd-funded in the Koren equivalent of a Kickstarter campaign, this brand of ink has "taken off," accelerating to a collection of over 30 colors. 
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Combo of the Week #3 - Franklin-Christoph Model 65 Medium Cursive Italic with Krishna Jungle Volcano Ink

Combo of the Week #3 - Franklin-Christoph Model 65 Medium Cursive Italic with Krishna Jungle Volcano Ink

American author John Shedd is credited for the saying, "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." The fountain pen equivalent of this...
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Ink Flight #14 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #14 Reveal + Giveaway

For March 2018's Ink Flight, we ventured back to the "land down under" to sample another favorite ink manufacturer of pen connoisseurs - Blackstone Inks! --------- Previous Ink Flights (Ink...
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Ink Flight #13 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #13 Reveal + Giveaway

This month, our thirteenth (lucky!) Ink Flight brought us to Germany to sample ink recipes perfected by five generations of ink making. --------- Previous Ink Flights (Ink Flight #1 - Noodler's, Ink...
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Ink Flight #12 Reveal + Giveaway

Ink Flight #12 Reveal + Giveaway

This month, the first Ink Flight of 2018 found us in the Swiss Alps for Caran d'Ache's Ink-redible Chromatics ink collection. --------- Previous Ink Flights (Ink Flight #1 - Noodler's, Ink Flight...
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