Hello Mike , welcome to the forum.
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.I m really not into sloping script as I like writing straight....
perhaps Blackletter if its suitable for beginners please advice......really look forward to meeting you on my journey here. Thanks for reading my post.."
I think you enter the form as someone not liking SLOPING SCRIPTS " ... but I assure you many of us came here as you and got ended up getting to that rabbit hole of many " Sloping wonderland. "
Give it a little time and you'll understand what I men by that.
Big welcome to the Forum. and Greetings from London.