I am a lefty too, and actually had to change my writing style - well, my pen holding style, in primary school to adapt. If you hold the pen in a very curled gr

I am a lefty too, and actually had to change my writing style - well, my pen holding style, in primary school to adapt. If you hold the pen in a very curled grip where your palm is right next to the nib, then I can see you may have a problem, but I've found that nowadays, most modern inks dry quick enough and don't smear as easily as the inks I used in school 30-40 years ago. Also, I learned to write slower with a fountain pen, which is probably better for my mental processing. It also means I make less mistakes by focusing on my writing word by word rather than thinking 2 or 3 words ahead while writing.