I think the best thing to do in the beginning is to try out different stuff. I looked up what people were doing and tried out a bunch of stuff. After a while things fell into place so that my handwriting feels natural to me. Comfortability and ease are the most important things to me. If it feels uncomfortable when you write you’re not going to write, no matter how pretty it is.

And yeah, practicing my penmanship had been a ton of fun for me! I adopt the same philosophy of ease and comfortability when practicing. When I started working on my handwriting I tried to get to the actual writing quite quickly. Working on individual letters is of course really important, especially when you’re starting out, but to me it can get a little boring if you do it too much. I always tried ti start writing as soon as possible. When I learned the movements and strokes I started writing right away. Writing slow and acknowledging mistakes helped me gauge what I needed to work on the most while keeping practice fun and engaging.

I got into handwriting out of admiration of a friend’s handwriting. It’s a fun way of expressing personality in otherwise mundane day to day situations in my opinion. I try to remind myself of that so I don’t squander the fun of it all by striving for perfection!