How To Write Well?

[Nathaniel Harter]

I was wondering if you had any tips on how to write well. I am using a fine Sheaffer Targa 1007, should I use a bigger nib size (medium or large), or use the fine? Thanks for your help!

[TXKat]

IAMPETH website.

 

Might help!

[ac12]

I used IAMPETH downloads to get my letter forms.

 

I used and still use WIDE ruled paper, and try to fill up the line. IOW don't write small. When you write large, you can't hide you mistakes like you can when you write small.

 

I use both F and M nib pens, depending on how I feel. Acutally I use XF to 1.1 for cursive. Sometimes the ink line from the M nib looks better than the narrower ink lines from the F nibs. The main thing is that your letters are clear and the loops open; lower case e, l, f. If the loops are closed, you need to use a narrower nib, or write LARGER.

 

Take your time, writing fast destroys my handwriting.

 

If you don't write with your arm, learn to. But fair warning, that will take a LOT of time to retrain your muscles. It took me 3 months before arm writing became natural for me. Writing with my arm, allowed me to write larger than I could when finger writing.

 

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. I did 1 to 2 hours a day, every day for months. What this is doing it to retrain your arm and hand muscles to write as you want them to, not as they used to. And retraining muscle memory just takes a lot of time and repetition.

 

gud luk

Edited October 12, 2014 by ac12

[Oranges and Apples]

Write slow. Very slow. A lot slower than your normal pace.

 

With repetition comes speed when you write.

Edited October 12, 2014 by Oranges and Apples

[pmhudepo]

The size of your writing determines the nib size, although it appears that bigger nib sizes tend to smoothen out little glitches and errors.

 

How to write well is difficult to answer. Could you post a picture or scan of your writing? Do you already know what you would like your writing to look like?

 

I think the IAMPETH suggestions are great! The old books on Spenceriand, Palmer / Business Writing are great. I'm not sure if they have similar resources for Italic. For that, you might look into books by Lloyd J. Reynolds and Reedalumni has posted a series of Reynold's videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Reedalumni .