There are a few aspects that are constantly being discussed among artists or that non-artists and drawing beginners have misconceptions about. I would like to address a few of them here.
Holding your pen
How you hold your drawing pen - especially a pencil or crayon - depends on whether you want to apply more or less pressure, whether you are drawing details or rough structures. You can hold the pen upright or flat, further forward or further back. The best thing is to try it all out and then you will get a feel for it.
Erasing
Erasing is frowned upon in some drawing courses. You should learn from your visible mistakes and you should certainly counteract excessive perfectionism. That's not wrong. But it can also give you security and the courage to tackle more difficult motifs if you have the opportunity to erase something that doesn't quite fit. In addition, an eraser can even serve as a drawing instrument by using it to weaken specific areas.
Preliminary sketch
I almost always do at least a basic preliminary sketch in pencil before moving on to ink, for reasons similar to why I don't forbid myself to erase. It gives me security and I can also use guidelines that are no longer visible afterwards. But it also doesn't hurt to be brave every now and then and get started with ink right away.
Other tools
A ruler or a pair of compasses or a circle template can also be used. For some motifs, a line just needs to be perfectly straight or a circle needs to be perfectly round. However, these tools should be used sparingly. It just looks more natural freehand. And in nature, perfect straight lines and circles are rare anyway.
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