How to improve your handwriting

You would all agree, the art of letter writing is a lost art indeed. But one thing that makes it an art is the handwriting of the letter writer.

We all forget that even without writing letter, we use our handwriting for many other things such as; To-do lists, grocery items, college essays, taking notes etc.., And while it may not matter how your handwriting looks when your going to type that college essay anyway, it had a huge affect on your personality and mood thereafter. It can boost your self esteem if you beginto write better. Im very sure that someone has been frustrated with your handwriting if its bad.

So i've done my research and found a few tips on how to improve your handwriting.

When I was young, a relative of my mothers send her a letter. It was addressed directly to her and her name began with an "A". I will never forget how elegant that "A" looked. I was jealous because my handwriting was not like that. Which brings me to my first tip:

Tip #1. To transform your handwriting, chose a script font of  your choice on the computer. Print it out, writing a full sentence that you would like to practice writing. Have a piece of lined paper taped above it, still showing the sentence of the script font. Start to practice writing that sentence, over and over again. Then continue to practice the letters individually and try different sentences. Practice makes perfect! Soon your brain will be trained to write just like your favorite font. Just be realistic, do not pick a very hard font that does not mimic natural handwriting. It can have some personality but not too much.

Tip #2. DO NOT write with your fingers! What does that mean? Well I didn't understand at first until i picked a pen and started to write after that. Then it hit me, it was easy, DO NOT write with your fingers. If you move your finger a lot to form a letter then your writing with your fingers. You must use your forehand to write. If you have been writing with your fingers then it can take a while to break that habit. But as in step 1, practice makes perfect.

Tip #3. Your writing tool is just as important. The pen is mighter than the sword, well definitely in this case. You need to chose a pen that glides easily. It should not require you to press hard on the stationery. You do need a slight grip but if your fingers usually hurt after a while then you might be using the wrong writing tool.

Tip #4. Sit up, back straight! Your posture has a small affect on your handwriting. But it might help push your handwriting to barely legible to decent. You can then work on the rest of the tips to help it improve it even further.

Tip #5. I cannot stress it enough, practice makes perfect!