Hey, if you're going to re-learn, do it with a little style.

Check out Dwiggins' handwriting, it's the most beautiful printing (not cursive) I've ever seen. If I were at home I'd post an image from WAD to RR, but I'm not and won't be for a week. Maybe someone else could help.

http://www.2020site.org/writing/index.html

This site is a nice starting point. Very nice capitals, if you ask me.

I've done the same thing as you, btw. It's well worth to remember that this is very much a project that you can teach yourself without any instruction, if need be. Just sit down, rethink your letters, practice a lot and repeat.

The real problems come when trying to write your new handwriting quickly, something I haven't yet managed.

After studying these lessons

http://briem.ismennt.is/4/4.1.1a/4.1.1.1.quick.htm

I am no longer the only person that can read my handwriting. Also,
just taking a moment before I place pen to paper to remind myself that
I can't write as fast as I type has made a vast improvement as well.

Ah, that's very helpful from all of you, thanks a lot. I think I like the Briem method the best so far. Again: Many thanks and happy holidays!

There are many decent books on this subject and a few excellent ones too.
I like The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting by Fred Eager because
it has a solid italic model and a practical "cursive" mode as well.
I'm guessing it's out of print but I've seen many used for a few
dollars. Be sure to check in the Craft section of your local used
bookstore as calligraphy (or writing in this case) usually falls into
this section. Again, there are many others including the classic stuff
from Alfred Fairbank.

You're not alone! Talking to my brother last night--who has never had to write much of anything by hand--and he said he sometimes forgets how to make certain letters. Has to consciously stop and think, then continue writing. (He also can't spell because spell check always does it for him.) I was truly surprised, but I guess it's not that uncommon. If you don't use it you lose it...

K.

Sweet. I'm happy enough with the way I print, but...well, I won't even get started on my cursive. (Boo.) Thanks to refusenik for asking and everyone else for responding! (:

My cursive is terrible. I mean really terrible. Thanks computer.

Side note: Does anyone else have trouble distinguishing the text links in the posts here? I can barely tell the difference. They really need to be red, instead of the grayish blue they are now. Or, at least, underlined.

Good for you. Good handwriting is good craft.
Just please don't a make a font of it later on.
That would be not good.

hhp

Somewhat related to the subject, this is a fun little read: Sweet Roman hand: Five hundred years of italic cursive script.

Just please don’t a make a font of it later on
party-pooper! ;)

Surprised that no one mentioned Kate "Handwriting Repair" Gladstone - famous for posting handwriting related news to Typo-L with extremely long subject lines on issues that most Typo-L'ers were not particularly interested in.

http://www.global2000.net/handwritingrepair/

The phrase "Website repair" springs to mind ;-)

Cheers, Si

> party-pooper! ;)

Guilty as charged, I know. :-/

Simon: I hate you. I had finally managed to forget about Kate!

hhp