Abstract
Preface Part I. Why Lawyers Write Poorly 1. Does Bad Writing Really Matter? 2. Don't Make It Like It Was Part 2. The Process of Writing 3. Ten Steps to Writing 4. Of Dawdlers and Scrawlers, Pacers, and Plungers: Getting Started and Overcoming Blocks 5. The Mechanics of Getting It Down: From Quill Pens to Computers 6. Lessons from a Writing Audit 7. Lawyers as Publishers: Words Are Their Product Part 3. Managing Your Prose 8. Writing the Lead 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
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