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Book SynopsisProvides an editing checklist, editing exercises with a suggested revision key, usage notes that address common errors, and reference works to further aid your writing. This title is suitable for practicing lawyers and law students.
Table of ContentsPreface PART I: Why Lawyers Write Poorly 1. Does Bad Writing Really Matter? 2. Don't Make It Like It Was PART II: The Practice Of Writing 3. Ten Steps to Writing It Down 4. Of Dawdlers and Scrawlers, Pacers and Plungers: Getting Started and Overcoming Blocks 5. The Technology of Getting It Down: From Quill Pens to Computers 6. Lawyers as Publishers: Words Are Your Product PART III: Getting To The Point 7. Writing Persuasively for Your Audience: Tell Your Audience the Point 8. Writing the Lead PART IV: Revising For Clarity And Luster 9. Form, Structure, and Organization 10. Wrong Words, Long Sentences, and Other Mister Meaners 11. Revising Your Prose 12. Making Your Writing Memorable Notes Usage Notes An Editing Checklist Editing Exercises Suggested Revisions to Editing Exercises Reference Works Acknowledgments About The Authors Index
