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I'd love to use fountain pens. Unfortunately, I'm left-handed.

Commenting with the others: I'm a left-handed writer and an avid fountain pen user. It isn't so bad.

The best thing I can say is: try to learn to write under the line (under-hand) as opposed to hookwriting or sidewriting. Those make things pretty tough. If not, there are things you can try: Prefer extra-fine (EF) or fine (F) nibbed pens. Private Reserve and Noodler's make some fast-drying ink. This combo will often allow the ink to dry faster than your hand can get to it.

I'm a leftie fountain pen user. It definitely can be done, but might need some adjustments to how you hold a pen / what inks you use. I've using a lamy safari with waterman ink for about 10 years with no trouble.

I use em Left Handed. A proper notebook with fast drying pages and ink will reduce smudging but I always have some ink on my hand lol.

https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog/fountain-...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QemooqfJcfg

As others have said, fast-drying ink. In fact, if I understand correctly, there are "left handed pens" that are mechanically identical to right-handed; the difference is fast-drying ink.

The "left handed pens" have a nib that's different so it doesn't scratch when you use it.

Think of a mirror-image of a regular nib.

OK, but a ball-point pen has a symmetric nib, doesn't it?

Do left-handed pens also have faster drying ink?

Are there left-handed ballpoints? If so, is the ink the only difference?

Search site:www.fountainpennetwork.com for lefty/left-handed. Many discussions.

my recent forays into fountain pens (daily driver for 3+ years) haven't resulted in the smearing or tearing that riddled my fountain pen experiences of my youth.

Go Da Vinci style and write from right-to-left?

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