I’ve noticed a few introductory articles recently: here are some that helped me.
Pens
Top 7 Beginner Fountain Pens under $25 NB the Pilot Metropolitan is called the MR in the UK.
Recommended Products & Retailers in the UK. Top 5 lists of pens, paper, pencils and inks.
Guide to Nibs and Nib Holders Dip pens, not new-fangled fountain pens.
Resource: The Pen Chalet Infographics Pens and ink – the basics
Paper
Different Types of Paper – Information on paper and inspirational art.
Inspiration
Leigh Reyes. My life as a verb.
Gourmet Pens – Colourful penmanship, particularly the Ink Shots.
80 calligraphers and hand lettering artists to follow on Instagram
Lettering and Illustration by Matthew Morse, who deserves to be in the Instagram list above.
I hope you liked those links! A great resource to find and search fountain pen blogs is Pennaquod. (Two of the links on this page are via On Fountain Pens, the rest are from my Feedly. The Well-Appointed Desk blog found three of the same links this week!)
Maintenance
The Fountain Pen Tool Kit – other bits and bobs you might need.
Pensive 