about writing fast, do you have like a method of learning how to write fast? For example, how long do you write for each day/ how many words you set/ even what pen you use? 1000w in 40mins is a bit much for me even now so i want to be able to overcome that by trials
thanks!
All such good questions! I definitely loved my inkjoy pens. Papermate make them. The downside is that they are tri-gripped. So you have to get used to that, but otherwise they are super light and the ink just runs out of them. If you aren't already using running writing, you should! I wasn't actually a big writer. I mean, as much time as I spent on my computer, I spent writing. Although, in terms of letter formation, handwriting is superior, typing still strengthens your finger muscles.
For a period throughout the year, I had batteries stuck to the end of my pen. This worked, I'm sure. After a while though I got lazy. I always found that in exams I plucked a speed I didn't know I had straight from the air. The adrenaline just pumps through your hand and you write faster than what you expect to anyway. Having a prepared essay or knowing what you want to write is very important. This means that you won't be stopping at the end of each sentence to work out your next sentence. If this isn't the exam that you can prepare for, you need to build up the skill of thinking faster than you can write. Personally, I think typing helps with this. I'm a fast typer, so even as I'm typing, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. This isn't such a problem, because when it comes to writing, I can think of a sentence, put it in my mind, keep the words flowing onto the page whilst thinking ahead to the next sentence! It sounds super complicated, but what I'm explaining to you is something that happens organically with time! So even though it sounds super intense, trust me when I say that if it doesn't make sense now, it will at the end of the year!
To summarise:
I loved Ink Joy pens.
I write in running writing.
My writing is big.
I think ahead of what I'm writing on the page.
Putting a weight on the end of your pen can work too.