Can you guys suggest me ways to improve my handwriting?

India
March 13, 2013 6:59am CST
I have an OK handwriting(in my opinion) but everyone say it is illegible and this is affecting my marks,can you guys suggest me ways to improve my handwriting? I have a few spare time now
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
13 Mar 13
I have bad handwriting and can only write for ten minutes at a time. You may have to change the handwriting from cursive to almost printing. It is not about being slower, it is about what your hand can manage. I was wondering whether you have a bad wrist and your hand gets tired or whether you have the beginning of carpel syndrome. That said, try curving it gradually instead of trying to copy.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
14 Mar 13
That stinks. I have been trying to improve my handwriting, but after a while, my hand esp my wrist starts to ache. I was thinking of getting something to steady my wrist or lifting weights on my writing hand, but then it would make me lop sided.
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
13 Mar 13
It takes one day to form a habit and ten days to break an old one.
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• India
13 Mar 13
Nope,no bad wrist or tiredness but somehow my bad handwriting has grown into a habit!
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@else22 (4317)
• India
13 Mar 13
You can improve your handwriting easily if you are ready to try to improve it.Write anything in a notebook or on a piece of paper slowly.Don't try to write at a fast speed.Try to write slowly so that your handwriting is legible.Do it regularly.Soon you will find your handwriting beautiful.It's just a habit and habits can be changed or replaced.My handwriting was also illegible.I improved it with the same practice.All you need is be regular.
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
13 Mar 13
So very true else because why? Are we too rushed now in this fast paced world? I like writing by hand and should do more of it.
@else22 (4317)
• India
14 Mar 13
I like to write with my hands too.My son,on the other hand,loves typing.That's why his handwriting is illegible.I ask him to practice writing with hand.My experience is,the more you write the better your handwriting will be.
• Philippines
16 Mar 13
Just write as often as you can. Try to imitate other people's handwriting. You can imitate the persons with the style of handwriting you like. Just write as frequently as you can.
@Pegasus72 (1898)
10 Apr 13
Less typing and more hand writing. My handwriting has suffered greatly since I type so much now.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
15 Mar 13
Write slowly and copy someone's good handwriting.
• South Africa
25 Mar 13
Why does your handwriting affect your marks ? how ? can't people read it or what?
• India
25 Mar 13
Well as you know handwriting makes an impression on the teacher it seems that although my answers are correct they sometimes misinterpret my spellings
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
. Practice makes perfect. Buy some books that you can copy that proper handwriting. There are also tracing booklets where you can trace the good handwriting as patterns. Though we give you suggestions its only your decision and willingness to practice that will make your handwriting legible.
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
13 Mar 13
I suggest do the same things as when you first learned to write. Do write that it is the first step. Use printing for an exercise and then slide into writing paying attention to how you form letters. All should connect. You may have taken short cuts along the way and they are habits that need to be broken and reformed. Pay attention to detail for a while until you make a new habit and then write slowly until you see improvement. I suggest writing letters or a diary. Both are excellent reasons to write long hand in the first place.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
13 Mar 13
Maybe it's going to be a silly advice, but look for those manuals and uploaded books on the Internet which are made for children who are just to learn how to write. Those manuals for writing of each letter are really easy to understand, and that way you can write in a way everyone understands it.
@ketanm (68)
• India
13 Mar 13
You can use grid pages (notebook where each page has grid). The idea here is that each letter should be contained only in one small square of the grid. This way you will improve your handwriting.
@elenaliu (149)
• China
13 Mar 13
I remember that in my high school,my chinese teacher let me practice my handwriting because my handwriting is so bad,I had to practice it everyday by copy calligraphy characters,I think it is a good way to improve your handwriting.