Left-handedness. Doing exercises

Use writing workbooks. When children are learning to write for the first time, they use writing workbooks where they can trace over letters made from dotted lines. This helps them to control their hand movement and gain accuracy.

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  When learning to write with your left hand, you are essentially teaching both your hand and your brain how to write all over again, so using these workbooks is not a bad idea.
  
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  You can also use copies with extra lines on the paper to ensure your letters are in the correct proportions.
  

Try writing backwards. In the English language, along with many other languages across the world, people write from left to right or from "thumb to pinky".

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  This feels natural for right-handed people. It also helps to prevent the ink from becoming smudged as your hand moves across the page.
  
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  For left-handed people, however, this movement often feels unnatural and can make a mess as the hand moves across the fresh ink. For these reasons, left-handed people often feel more comfortable writing backwards.
  
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  In fact, the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci was left-handed and often wrote notes and letters backwards. They could only be deciphered by holding the paper up to a mirror and reading from the reflection.
  
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  Practice your own backwards writing with your left hand -- you might be surprised at how easy you find it. Remember to write from right to left, "thumb to pinky" on your left hand. You will also need to write the letters backwards for true backwards writing!
  

Do some drawing. Although the goal is to learn how to write with your left hand, you can also benefit from drawing with your left hand. This will give you valuable practice in controlling your left hand, while also building strength.[4]

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  Start with something simple, such as drawing basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles. Then progress onto sketching items you see around you, like trees, lamps, and chairs, then if you're feeling particularly confident, people and animals.
  
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  Drawing upside down (known as inverted drawing) using your left hand is another great exercise you can try. This will not only improve your writing skills, but it is also a great brain-training exercise which will open you up to more creative thinking!
  
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  Many great artists such as Michelangelo, da Vinci and Sir Edwin Henry Landseer were ambidextrous. This enabled them to switch from one hand to the other while drawing or painting if their hands got tired or they needed to work at a particular angle. Landseer was also famous for being to draw with both hands simultaneously.[5]