She thought about writing a novel for several years before she finally 'put pen to paper'.
Samuel L. Clemens is better known by his 'pen name' “Mark Twain.”
He was sent to 'the pen' [=the penitentiary] for armed robbery.
(..) Let me eal with Cersei Lannister. Your Grace, I have travelle a long way. You must be exhauste. Put the pen own, ear. We both know you're not writing anything. Ah, yes. The famously tart-tongue Queen of Thorns. An the famous tart Queen Cersei. (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken Season: 5 Episode 6