Legal Writing

Comedy writer Larry Gelbart, best known for his work on the TV series M*A*S*H, wrote,

You have to allow yourself the liberty of writing poorly. You have to get the bulk of it done, and then you start to refine it. You have to put down less than marvelous material just to keep going to whatever you think the end is going to be--which may be something else altogether by the time you get there.

This week, take Gelbart's advice. Don't try to "get it right the first time." Give yourself "the liberty of writing poorly," knowing that you'll have a chance to revise.