Goulet Q&A 203: Pens for Meetings, Interesting Nibs, and Textured Paper

For links to the products mentioned and Brian's answers, check out the Q&A 203 blog post: http://bit.ly/GouletQA203 In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about his favorite "meeting" pens, interesting nibs, and textured paper. 1. JerryGeiger (13:33) What are your top picks for fountain pens to use during meetings? Unless I'm diligent about repeatedly putting the cap back on the pen, I find it dries out, causing hard starts. Is it unreasonable to leave a fountain pen uncapped for 10 minutes and expect it to flow properly? 2. muallaemine (18:51) I seem to be on my ‘interesting nib’ phase lately. I know you guys don’t sell Sailor, but is there any other company that sell that many different nibs, that have outstanding performance right out of the box, and are widely commercially available without waiting lists? 3. thewincast (22:36) When writing with a steel nib is it normal to feel it conform to the way you write? I don't use pressure to force the nib at all but the ink flow and feel of writing have changed since i got my pen new, in a way that is more comfortable to me. Was wondering if this always happens 4. laura_53_ (27:20) Why do nibs have to be so long? Clearly, a long nib slit is needed to deliver adequate ink to the paper, but why does there need to be so much material above the nib slit? Is it an aesthetic thing or does it serve a purpose? 5. maemakesthings (33:23) Is there a such thing as a fountain pen-friendly paper with some texture to it? I’ve tried Mnemosyne and Rhodia but these seem a bit too smooth for my liking. 6. highdefhunty (39:02) Over time, has your collection started focusing on one preferred nib size or do you try to branch out and collect pens of different nib sizes? I want to try broad and stub and italic nibs but 99% of the time I end up using a fine nib for work. What do you do with broader nibs? QOTW: What nibs do you gravitate towards? Do you stick with what you like, or do you want to try different things? (49:13) Shop at GouletPens Store: https://www.GouletPens.com Read GouletPens blog: https://blog.gouletpens.com/ Like GouletPens on Facebook:   / thegouletpencompany   Follow GouletPens on Twitter:   / gouletpens   Follow GouletPens on Instagram:   / gouletpens   Follow GouletPens on Pinterest:   / gouletpens