Here is a collection of articles from the Gregg Writer, with some good penmanship drills.
Attachment: penmanship-pointers.pdf
The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
Here is a collection of articles from the Gregg Writer, with some good penmanship drills.
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Thank you for uploading this. Looking forward to working on these drills.
I started these this afternoon. Going through the exercises puts the natural flow of the outlines into the shapes for me. I was trying to manufacture the shapes and proportions, and these exercises connect the origins of the outlines to my handwriting. I looked, in vain, in the manuals for exactly this information. Thanks very much for posting them!
Mary Champion's business writing looks very similar to the writing used as examples in the Penmanship Exercises in the Gregg Writer. If you're interested:
http://www.iampeth.com/books/champion/the_champion_method_page5.html
http://www.iampeth.com/books/champion/the_champion_method_index.html
Here is a list of books online at iampeth for this older handwriting: http://www.iampeth.com/books.php
I like using the Champion book because it isn't quite as old-fashioned as the others, and I can connect it to the way I write. Some of the older ones are just too foreign for me. They are similar to reading my great-grandparents' letters–familiar, but, far away.
I learned a style of cursive writing which was very similar to the Champion, but more oval. I am glad to have these resources for the shorthand. The elliptical shapes and proportions are fascinating.