L. Frank Baum, 1911.
L. Frank Baum writing, circa 1911
Writers Writing: L. Frank Baum
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L. Frank Baum, 1911.
L. Frank Baum writing, circa 1911
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 
So that’s what I gotta look like if I’m ever gonna be great. Studiousness is key.
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In a pinch, just looking studious will do.
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Note he is using one of those dip the nib in an ink bottle pens.
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Well, it was 1911! I have a couple of fountain pens; they definitely make me feel like a writer when I use them.
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I frequently use a fountain pen as well, maedez. My fear is they will stop making the cartridges for them.
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Apparently, fountain pens are enjoying something of a renaissance. I do not think you need to worry. My fountain pens are not of the cartridge variety, though, so I guess I never have to worry.
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You must have the kind with the little lever that sucks up the ink from a bottle. I think these pens represent how much we value the past and our love of writing words down on a page.
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I do! I agree. I do not use it every day, but when I do there is something almost meditative about how connected I am to my writing.
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It might be just me, but I don’t buy this photo at all. He’s WRITING?! Creating works like “The Wizard of Oz”? No. He’s signing his mortgage.
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It is a staged photo op, of course! Publicity, publicity.
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Ha ha – I know. “Serious writer at work” photo op.
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Yes! At least that is my take on the photo.
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