Lucy Williams, Author at The Pen Company Blog

Interview: the volunteer pen pal

April 1, 2016 ♦

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This month we’ve had a chat with a Silver Line volunteer, who works on the Silver Letters team. The Silver Line started out as a phonecall service, however the Silver Letters side of the charity was set up to enable lonely older people to communicate with a volunteer on a…

How to write a thank you note

March 23, 2016 ♦

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Why send a thank you note? These days there are many methods of expressing your thanks to someone, be it via text message, a quick phone call, an email, a WhatsApp message, a Skype call, an Instagram message, a Facebook Messenger message… the list is endless! However, whilst these approaches…

75 questions to ask your pen pal

March 16, 2016 ♦

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Whether you are writing to a new friend or someone you have been writing to for years, it can be refreshing to throw in a few unexpected questions to keep it fresh and interesting, to keep the conversation going, and also to find out more about your pen pal. Slip…

Postcards: I wish you were here

March 11, 2016 ♦

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I was lucky enough to visit Europe many times as a child, alongside British seaside resorts, and in every country we went to, I quickly learnt the local words for postcards and stamps! “Hola! Diez sellos por favour” was a phrase often uttered by me throughout my childhood and into…

Calligrapher interview: Linda Yoshida

March 2, 2016 ♦

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This month’s interview is with talented and accomplished US-based calligrapher, Linda Yoshida. Have you often found yourself staring at beautiful handwriting and lettering, wondering how someone created it? Or have you ever daydreamed of becoming a calligrapher yourself? Grab a cuppa, and have a read of our chat with Linda,…

Win a Lamy gift set with The Pen Company!

March 1, 2016 ♦

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This competition is now closed. Thank you to all who entered. The winners are listed in the Rafflecopter widget below. March is here, and with spring just around the corner (hopefully!), we decided that it was time for another competition to get us all through the last part of winter.…

50 things to send to your pen pal

February 11, 2016 ♦

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Whilst sending and receiving letters themselves is great fun, I often enjoy popping a little something else in the envelope with my outgoing letters, and this is especially true with my international pen pals as we have so much to share in terms of culture. Even the smallest little surprise…

How to clean your fountain pen nib

February 5, 2016 ♦

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Your fountain pen’s nib should be regularly cleaned to ensure it’s free from dried ink; once a month is recommended, and certainly at least once every two months, but obviously if you have any problems or issues writing with your fountain pen then it may be that it needs to…

5 reasons you should love your local library

February 4, 2016 ♦

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We couldn’t let Library Month pass without an article dedicated to libraries. My local library thrives, but I know many across the country have closed, and plenty of others are under threat of closure. This saddens me, as libraries have so much to give. I personally visit and use my…

Travel writer interview: Abigail Blasi (née Hole)

January 22, 2016 ♦

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This month we had a lovely chat to Abigail Blasi – a very talented freelance travel writer, who has co-written and written Lonely Planet guidebooks for Italy, Portugal, Tunisia, India, and more. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a travel writer? Do you fancy a…