to make pen: *empty* *iron* *empty*
*empty* *ink sack**empty*
*empty* *stick* *empty*
Pen and paper: *empty**empty**empty*
*empty**empty**empty*
*paper**pen* *empty*
It could be useful in SMP for leaving notes in chests for people and adventure maps for the same purpose, you should also be able to craft a journal by replacing the paper in pen and paper with a book and you will be able to get three times the writing space with one block of inventory space taken up.
to make pen: *empty* *iron* *empty*
*empty* *ink sack**empty*
*empty* *stick* *empty*
Pen and paper: *empty**empty**empty*
*empty**empty**empty*
*paper**pen* *empty*
It could be useful in SMP for leaving notes in chests for people and adventure maps for the same purpose, you should also be able to craft a journal by replacing the paper in pen and paper with a book and you will be able to get three times the writing space with one block of inventory space taken up.