If you are left-handed, how do you hold a pen when you write?

When I was growing up, people described left-handed people as "hookies" or "smearies" depending on their grip. "Hookies" hold their hand above the line currently being written. At extremes, this can twist the wrist into an arm or hook. read more

I’m left-handed. I grew up in the UK in that narrow slice of time between the end of the cruel period when left-handed children were forced to write right-handed and the enlightened times when the requirement to do school-work with a fountain pen was rescinded! Hence I wrote left-handed and with wet ink on the page. read more

Another common troubleshooting technique for left-handed writers is smudging. Prevent smudges on paper by tilting the surface slightly to the right. Next, place your pencil at an angle to begin writing on the paper. A left-handed writer needs practice as much as a right-handed writer to develop excellent penmanship. read more

This can be a problem when you are attempting to become left handed. To overcome this problem, try to come up with a system to remind yourself to use your left hand whenever you do something. For example, write the word "left" on the back of your left hand and the word "right" on the back of your right hand. read more