set pen to paper

set pen to paper

To write or begin to write something, especially on paper. My first advice to anyone struggling with their emotions is to keep a small journal and set pen to paper as often as possible. Writers from across the country have been setting pen to paper for the annual nonfiction festival.
See also: paper, pen, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put pen to paper
  • write back
  • write on
  • write on (someone or something)
  • write up
  • write down
  • wrote
  • write (something) in plain language
  • write (something) in plain English
  • prescribe