Legal Research

Writing

By Diane Murley

I recently discovered an excellent blog called Write to Done. Its twice-weekly articles are full of tips and advice about how to be a better writer. Although Write to Done does not focus on legal writing, many of its tips will help legal writers. For example:

• Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks; and
• How to Rescue a Piece when You Write a Frankenstein.

I tried the word-count tricks on an article I wrote that came in slightly over the word limit. After I edited the article, it was not just shorter, it was better. I haven’t written a “Frankenstein” recently, but I’m sure the tips for rescuing a piece will come in handy eventually.

Check out Write to Done for ideas on improving your writing. Better writing skills will make you a better lawyer, and they could even improve your grades.

Related posts:

• Become a Better Writer;
• Persuasive Writing and Advocacy;
• Summer Associates: Writing.

Full post as published by Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog on October 15, 2008 (boomark / email).