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Thanks. I'm left-handed and I've never been happy with hand-writing. My death-grip on the pen inevitably results in a vicious cycle of hand cramps and messy han

Thanks. I'm left-handed and I've never been happy with hand-writing. My death-grip on the pen inevitably results in a vicious cycle of hand cramps and messy handwriting. I've been looking to change things up by taking hand-written notes (less distracting overall, more focus), but I'm back to the same old. A better writing instrument might help.

capnrefsmmat 14y ago
As with anything, there is an enormous online discussion forum dedicated to fountain pens: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ You should find anything you need there. Just try not to get ink on your shirt.
polyfractal 14y ago
Being left handed, you may have to experiment with paper and ink. Some inks, usually archival quality, take longer to dry and you may smear them. Less archival quality inks soak up faster, especially with more "open" paper that sucks it up.
DanBC 14y ago
Experiment with different pen widths. Learn a good pen grip - you may be using an incorrect grip. Before you start to write practice a few lines of zigs and zags and lines and loops. This website has some examples and ideas for improving or fixing handwriting. (http://briem.net/ http://briem.net/)
EwanToo 14y ago
Switching to using a fountain pen has made my left-handed writing much better, mostly because I have to slow down and think about how I put the pen to paper, rather than just scrawl it along. Lamy do left-handed nibs which help a lot. I'm very happy with my Lamy Safari, but I also have a Schneider Base which works well.