Tillie taught me how to fill a pen, or, as she said, “How to properly fill a pen.”
One: Turn the filling plunger counterclockwise as far as it will go.
Two: Dip the nib completely into the ink.
Three: Turn the filling plunger clockwise until it stops.
Four: Hold the nib above the ink bottle and turn the plunger counter-clockwise again until three drops of ink fall back into the bottle.
Five: Turn the plunger clockwise to stop the drops.
Six: Wipe the excess ink completely from pen and nib.
When I told Tillie that six steps seemed a lot to have to do before you begin, she said, “You must think of those six steps not as preparation for the beginning but as the beginning itself.” — The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
Prompt: Desribe the steps to accomplish something.
Or: Write about preparing something.
Just Write!