Walked over to Walgreen's yesterday to grab a snack and was killing time walking the aisles when I happen to see that Zebra makes a fountain pen now, the V-301! Now, granted, it's a cartridge fountain and not super high quality, but I've been wanting to try a FP for a while. It was only $3, so it's not going to break the bank.

Unlike some people, I actually do a lot of handwriting at work, all in cursive, so the comfort of a FP will be a great thing I think!

Question:
I'm left handed, and write pretty much straight ahead. I'm not a prolific underwriter like most lefties I've seen. The ink from the Zebra doesn't smudge. Will a nicer pen smudge a lot?

Where do I go from here? I'm kind of lost at the moment. I barely understand how to buy razors, let alone fountain pens!

Thanks everyone!