Not much progress can be made with poor paper, poor pens, or poor ink.
Good materials are a necessity. Do not use a penholder covered with
metal where the fingers rest if another can be procured. Never use an
oblique penholder in business writing. It is out of place and of no
advantage whatever. Nothing equals an oblique holder for ornamental
writing, but there its utility ends. Use paper of generous size for your
practice, a medium coarse pen, and ink that flows well. Blue-black
writing fluid is the best.
=Study the instructions; they are of more importance than the copies.=