[cortesoft]

I hate handwriting with a passion. I have my whole life. I have horrible handwriting and my hand gets sore 5 seconds after I start writing.

I am sure it is because I don't hold my pen/pencil correctly, but I think after 43 years I am not going to suddenly fix that.

[lproven]

> my hand gets sore 5 seconds after I start writing.

Use a fountain pen. You can't press too hard: it bends and breaks the nib.

Disposable ones are good enough now, e.g. the Pilot V-Pen.

https://cultpens.com/products/pilot-vpen-v4-disposable-fount...

[syntheticnature]

You sound likely to have dysgraphia, based on the fact I have all the same aspects and a dysgraphia diagnosis.

[NathanielK]

I am similar. If I physically write a couple times a week, my hand adapts though. It's a skill like any other.

Fountain pens are nice too since you don't need any pressure.

My writing looks a lot better if I just force myself to slow down and be deliberate, but honestly it's a constant battle. I'd definitely benefit from practicing penmanship on it's own.

[dv35z]

Worth mentioning - for a long time, I found my handwriting messy AND my hand would tire out. When I was about a teen-ager, I decided to write in call-caps, very clearly. I've been doing that for a long time now, and worth giving a try.

[gnabgib]

teen-ager? call-caps? Cursive (several hundred years old) fixes this.. all-capitals(caps) or block-caps makes writing more laborious, possibly easier to read (which is why it used to be requested on hand-written forms?)

[lproven]

> (several hundred years old)

Several thousand more like.

[wolvoleo]

Me too. And I can type so much faster and without thinking about it than I can write.

I've had many writing classes in school and different holders for the pen etc but I never managed to improve at all. Writing is just not for everyone.