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Re:The Path to Dijkstra’s Handwriting (2013) by egypturnash on Sunday August 25, 2019 @11:22PM (#20797234)
I will just note that fountain pens tend to require thinking about your stroke direction a bit more than other pens; it’s pretty easy to dig into the paper when going upwards. There can also be issues with getting the flow going; most cursive scripts date from a time when fountain pens were pretty much the only option, and are designed around these issues.

If you don’t want a cursive script then you could also look into the faces found in old Speedball lettering manuals.

Re:The Path to Dijkstra’s Handwriting (2013) by radeklew on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @04:59PM (#20814361)
Flow issues sound like a problem with the pen, and there shouldn't be enough pressure on the nib for it to dig in like that.

/r/fountainpens is a really nice community with lots of guides to troubleshooting pens, as well as recommendations for beginners. If anyone's curious reading this, the Platinum Preppy is a very good, very inexpensive fountain pen that gets recommended a lot.