Left-handed colouring in a spiral book

In an ordinary copy the wire runs down the left edge. A left-hander colours with the hand close to it, so the wire can dig into the wrist or catch the sleeve.

There is a second problem. A left hand moves across the page after the pen, so it drags over ink that hasn't dried yet. Felt tips and fineliners are quick to dry, but not instantly. The result is a smudge, or a grey patch across a shape you have just filled.

Every scene in a left-handed One Pen Pages book is on the left-hand page, so the wire sits away from your hand rather than under it. The page layout is arranged for a left hand, and the price is the same as the usual copy: £20 in our launch offer, against a full price of £26.99.

The book is the same 7 × 10 inches size, with 35 scenes, 170 gsm paper and single-sided pages, and it opens flat on the table. Nothing else about it changes.

On any title page, the page asks which hand you colour with. Choose left, and that is the copy you get.

Browse the One Pen Pages titles, pick the one you like, and choose left-handed before you add it to your basket. If you are buying a few, 2 books 10% off, 3 books 15% off, 4 books 20% off and 5 or more 25% off.

These help in any colouring book, whichever hand you use:

• Slip a spare sheet of paper under your hand, so it never touches fresh ink.
• Work from the right of the page towards the left, so your hand moves over what is still blank.
• Choose a quick-drying pen. A fineliner with pigment ink is a good place to start, and our guide to pens names a few.
• Turn the book a little, until the angle suits your wrist.
• Rest your elbow on the table and let the pen do the work with a light touch.

You can still make it comfortable. Fold the cover back behind the book so the wire is out of the way, or lay the book flat and let the spiral hang over the edge of the table. If the wire still catches, a rolled-up tea towel or a small cushion under your forearm lifts your wrist clear of it.

Some left-handers turn the book upside down or sideways and colour towards themselves. That works well for a page with a lot of fine shapes, because you can see the tip of the pen. Try a few shapes each way and keep whichever feels natural. There is no right way to hold a pen.

No. Every title comes in both copies, so choose by what you like to look at: cats, garden birds, the seaside, a Christmas kitchen. Our guide on how to colour a One Pen page goes through the steps, and they are the same for both hands.