[Centigonal]

You should honestly consider purchasing a fountain pen. They work via capillary action, which means that they write on contact -- no pressure needed. At all.

Some good starters are the LAMY Safari, the TWSBI 540, and the Kaweco Sport. All of these cost <$50 and can take bottled ink (with possible modifications to the Kaweco), reducing refill costs drastically.

I, too, used to think gel pens were the bomb, but writing with a fountain pen is just something else. :D

[nico_h]

Unless you're left-handed :-( Then you spend your time scratching and pushing against the paper and smudging your handwriting :-(

If you're trying to do mirror writing they become awesome again, but that's not a frequent use case:-(

[jvdongen]

I'm a 'lefty' and write with a fountain pen using Parker's Quink - a fairly fast drying ink. Works remarkably well.

[nico_h]

Thanks, nice to know. Btw, do you use a particular model of fountain pen (hard / supple head, wide / narrow tip) ?

[Centigonal]

I'm left handed. :)

[slantyyz]

That's very informative, I think I'll give a fountain pen a shot.