Q&A for How to Write Faster

Make sure that you are using the right pen or pencil, and try not to hold it too tightly. Also, keep practicing. With enough practice, you will be able to write faster while keeping your handwriting neat and clean.

Practice as much as you can. While writing the paper, keep in touch with the time, and if possible allocate more time for writing. It is important to have a clear idea about what you have to write, this will help you save time and write comfortably. Use a pen that flows smoothly. But most importantly, practice frequently to build your hand strength and speed.

Take a minute to stretch your hand, then resume. Hand muscles take time to develop, and the more you practice, the stronger they'll become.

Try to write slowly, but neatly, at home. Then, gradually increase your speed. Practice makes perfect.

Fountain pens are the best for writing fast as the hand does not have to apply a lot of force for the ink to flow. Rollerball pens and gel pens work just as fine. Ballpoint pens are easier to use but require more pressure while writing.

Try and adjust the way you are holding your writing tool, or stretch your fingers and shake your hands to get your blood flowing well. If this doesn't work, try taking a break for a few minutes and massaging your hands in-between.

Start practicing at home to write fast. When you are confident you can write fast - even though it's messy - start practicing fast handwriting that is more legible. Choose ruled notebooks for practicing.

Practice makes perfect. Practice as often you can. Try changing your fonts slowly or increase your fonts and make small changes and continue till you like your hand writing. After getting the right handwriting, don't forget to practice as it may again change.

Yes. Once your hand is fully recovered, which would take two months maximum, you can resume writing and gradually pick up enough speed. A fracture that occurred long ago won't affect your writing speed unless it had been very severe.

Don't worry excessively about the quality, as examiners have been through thousands of people's handwriting and are used to reading it all. Write quickly even if it looks messy, which should help you to speed up.

Find a pen that works for you, perhaps a roller-ball, and try loosening your grip on it.

Practice makes perfect. You have to practice at anytime when you are free.

Keeping a looser grip will help. Practice will be of great help, and will improve handwriting.

If it turns messy, you could decide to not care, but if you're a perfectionist type of person, probably just redo the word and slow down a little.

Hand pains are common in writing whether you are a pro in fast writing or not. There is no other option. We have to bear the pain.

Make sure you answer the easy questions first, then go back to the harder ones, or the ones that require a longer answer. Write as quickly as you can while keeping your handwriting legible. Answer the questions completely but don't include any extraneous information. If you're not sure it needs to be said, don't say it. Practice writing faster in your spare time to see if you can increase your speed. If none of this works, talk to your teacher about this issue, as they might be able to give you a little extra time, depending on their policies.

Hold it lightly, then write fast - but do not touch the words after you write or they will smear.

Yes, if you are not mentally present in class you can't write everything down or you'll write things down incorrectly.

You don't have to, as there are several other options listed.

Try writing neatly slowly and gradually speeding up. Remember, there is a limit to how fast you can write.

Practice at home is a great way to learn to write faster. If you know what the topic is beforehand, you can decide how to organize the essay and spend the full hour writing. If not, understand you'll need a thesis, introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion, and spend the first few minutes organizing.

You have to practice.

Make a shortcut for the words. You can make corrections later.

Just give rest to your fingers for 10 to 15 seconds and start writing again.

Just practice by looking every few minutes and after a while you won't have to look.

For your writing to look good, try applying pressure while writing, and keep practicing.

The pen/pencil you are using may change the speed of your writing. Try using Rollerball pens and a mechanical pencil to eliminate the time it takes to sharpen your pencil in between.

Concentrate and focus on what you are doing to gain speed and do not get caught in the middle of something else.

Hold the pen in a loose grip. When you hold the pen too tightly, you're tensing up all the muscles in your arm.

Put the TV volume down. You need to remove distractions.