[lauritz]

Love the Palmer Method.

A bit frustrating, though, that the website (as a modern-day adaptation of a 1915 book) seems to be specifically tailored to right-handed people only. But then again, in 1915 pretty much everyone was forced to write with their right hand.

[jaskerr]

Did it take much effort to adapt the method to writing left-handed? I'm always leery of "writing methods", since so many fall down when attempted with the left hand. (I'm not sure any method would work for me. I was taught to write by right-handed teachers, so I'm an 'over-hand' lefty. I gave up cursive writing in the 5th grade and have 'fast-printed' ever since.)

[lauritz]

I will concede that I haven't actually learned much of it yet, I've just always thought it looks beautiful.

What I have tried so far (the arm movements, and copying some of the letters) works with the left hand surprisingly well. They tell you to rest your arm only on a point near the elbow and on the ring finger and pinky ("the wrist should never touch the paper"). I managed not to smudge anything instinctively using those instructions. Still, I'm not sure if I've got the posture exactly right yet (and I'll probably be able to tell after I've written like this extensively).

[biot]

Or just write mirrored text, a la da Vinci.