i purchased several of these Extra Large Moleskines for my fiance, who writes a lot, after i was disheartened seeing his beautiful work penned in ratty 99 cent spiral notebooks. he's now a Moleskine devotee. he reports, specifically, that the spacing of the ruled lines is "PERFECT". his joy is my joy. if you love your Writer, buy him/her some of these delicious notebooks. perhaps you will be rewarded... not only with love, but with a novella penned in adoration!