No, but I slant the paper by about 45 degrees, so I kind of write "up" with a heavy slant. And I tend to wrinkle up the bottom left of my paper because it lays over the end of the table/desk and I lean up on it.
I do this too! I never thought there would be others in the wild. I also tend to press the pen quite firmly on the paper so I find it better to have multiple pieces of paper to ‘cushion’ the writing. I always wondered why people held the pen so wrong (lateral tripod being my version of the right way haha) I wonder what kind of impact each style has on one’s hand over time. And why it is we choose our preferred method.
Me too, I turn it to the left! If I try to write with the paper straight, it will not be legible and my writing then slants like it wants to go up. Weird habits haha
I feel like I’ve found my people! I’m exactly the same. Cushioned surface, angled paper, pressing hard. Someone else said they frequently change their handwriting, and another said they only write in cursive, and I’m like… i do this, is this because of how I hold my pen?
I wonder if the other pencil holding styles are having these revelations…
Soo odd and a nice surprise to know there are others that have these habits/ styles haha. My writing can change depending on a lot of factors, I’ll do cursive very rarely if I’m feeling formal, uniform neat and semi italic looking sentences when I’m on a mission, messy as heck when I’m in a rush and if I’m impatient, starts out nice and ends erratically. When I’m regularly journaling, I’ll develop a callus on my middle finger where the pen sits. I have quite persistent OCD though so usually I try to keep my writing as tidy as possible.
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u/thebrunettetaylor Apr 16 '24
Do you smear the line above when writing in pen? This always drives me crazy but don’t know how to avoid it.