improve my handwriting

Step 1-Find an example of handwriting you like and might want to imitate. This will give you a goal.

Step 2-Buy some lined paper in a rule you’re comfortable with, whether that’s wide-, college- or narrow-ruled.

Step 3-Choose a pen or pencil you like using. Keep in mind that this writing instrument doesn’t have to be a Mont Blanc to be the right one for you.

Step 4-Realize that practicing and perfecting will be an ongoing process. To truly improve your handwriting, you must work on it enough that the improvements become natural behavior.

Step 5-Develop a test sentence for yourself and write it at the top of your first practice page. At the beginning of each new week, write this sentence at the top of a new page to help you gauge your progress.

Step 6-Begin with individual letters and practice writing at least one letter per day, incorporating the improvements that will help you reach your goal. Concentrate on overall letter formation, the size of ascenders and descenders, the slant of each letter, and beginning and ending strokes.

Step 7-Move on to complete words once you’ve made it all the way through the alphabet. Pay attention to character spacing, the way your letters flow from one into the next, and the spacing you place between words.

Step 8-Practice, practice, practice until your handwriting looks the way you want it to.

I started practicing both my print and cursive.
I was very surprised what concentrating on spacing did to my cursive.
When it comes to working on my printing – it’s more of a style change I’m seeking.

Anyhow … I found a few links …
They said to find handwriting you like, then copy it & practice. Someone else said to just slow down … I’m going to take the time to practice … I hope it helps … I get so disgusted with the sloppiness.
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/ht/handwriting.htm

First, write freehand more. A good way to do this would be to keep a journal.

My handwriting is, and always has been, terrible! It’s small and scrawled and messy. I’d love to be able to write beuatifully neat, even though I’m nearing the end of my education and computers have stolen the art of writing! This links with my other goal of wanting to send more letters (preferably handwritten ones) :D

It’s been kind of a problem for a good while, and I don’t like it that my hand writing is kinda ugly because it has nothing to do with the way I am.. lately I’ve been trying to make it better and it’s gotten a little bit better, but I want it to be even better, I’m gonna get some kind of a book to improve it!

I’ve always thought my handwriting was too round and childish. I’d like to have penmanship like the kind you see in yellowing letters: elegant and beautiful. I’d also like to avoid having my students come up to me after class with their papers because they can’t read my comments.

My handwriting sucks. I’ve been commented by many teachers in school that my words are illegible and hard to read.

The problem is that the words are small, so my main habit now is to write bigger. Sounds easy, but takes a lot of effort.

It looks so… yuck. I’m gonna try to make it prettier!

practice makes perfect!

My handwriting is not that bad, but it could be better. It looks professional and people like it better to read stuff that’s written neatly.