Link Love: Good bye, Inktober. Hello, Nanowrimo!

Today we say good bye to Inktober and hello to Nanowrimo. I love monthly projects. When I can commit to a daily project, I really enjoy them. But, I am sure, like everyone else, somewhere around the 15th, the real life day-to-day throws those projects over. But I commend everyone who even attempts these. So, if you are so inclined, start writing your great novel, biography, or other book. Or, if like me and Laura, launch into your Nakniswemo (National Knit a Sweater in a Month) project instead. Whatever your endeavor, we are cheering you on!

NaNoWriMo:

• It’s NaNoWriMo and I’m Not Ready (via The Pen Addict)
• Handwritten Stories: NaNoWriMo Redux (via Dime Novel Raven)

Pens:

• Pilot Explorer Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
• To What Level Should You ‘Restore’? (via Kraft Cats)
• Nibs and feeds with Kokuyo’s THIN paper in mind (via mnmlscholar)
• Pen Review: The Libra Fountain Pen from Santini Italia (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Ink:

• New cards for my ink storage system (via mnmlscholar)
• Platinum Chou Kuro Black Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Troublemaker x Flax Pen to Paper Exclusive Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Ink Review #2395: KWZ Smells Like Coffee (via Mountain of Ink)
• Colorverse Korea Inks Part 1 (via Mountain of Ink)
• Van Dieman’s Tassie Salmon on Kokuyo Campus (via Inkcredible Colours)
• The Best Purple Fountain Pen Inks (via JetPens Blog)
• Think Pink! (Part Two) — How Do You Feel About Pink Ink? (via Pen Boutique Ltd)
• thINKthursday – Sailor 50 States Massachusetts (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Penultimate Dave’s Favourite Sheen Monster Inks Comparison #2 (via Penultimate Dave)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Travel Chronicles: Actually Traveling with a “Traveler’s Notebook” (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Moon phase journaling (via Baum-kuchen)
• TRAVELER’S COMPANY Refill Collaboration with Yoseka Stationery (via TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA)
• Life Airmail Paper: A Taste of History (via Dime Novel Raven)
• Improve Your Focus and Concentrate Better With This Bullet Journaling (via Bullet Journal)

Art & Creativity:

• The Watercolor Thing (via Modern Daily Knitting)
• Moving back to an A4 hardcover sketchbook (via Liz Steel)
• 2nd try learning from Lee Kow Fong (via Drewscape)
• Anne Dares (via Abigail Halpin)
• Nightshade “Poisons” AI Art Generators to Help Defend Artists (via My Modern Met)
• 50 Drawing Prompts That Will Get Your Sketching Right Now (via My Modern Met)
• Getting to know the new 2023 Aquarius colours: Part 1 (via Liz Steel)
• On mechanical vs. electronic film cameras, a semi-rational debate (via Urban Adventure League)

Other Interesting Things:

• Feeling overworked? Why finding work-life balance is ever elusive (via It’s Nice That)
• 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 669-the Ouija edition) (via Messy Nessy Chic)
• A Deep Dive Into the Underground World of Zines (via Hyperallergic)
• Relive 40 years of Mixmag with special anniversary exhibition of iconic covers (via Creative Boom)
• At Long Last, Nissin’s Cup Noodles Ditches Styrofoam For Its Ramen Packaging (via Dieline)
• A History of the Postal Service … for Kids! (via USPS Newsroom)

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