Neater handwriting will almost always appear more “feminine” to a reader. Here are some sites with general tips on improving your handwriting:
Art of Manliness (artofmanliness.com)
Incompetech (incompetech.com)
- Writing paper PDF generator (makes paper for practicing, with x-height)
Loops & Tails (loopsandtails.com)
- Great resources for cursive, print and more.
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