writing
NYT Announces It is Cutting Comments Section
No more lengthy diatribes on NYTimes.com.
I noticed on today’s home page:
A Note to Readers
Starting today, the character limit on comments will be reduced from 5,000 to 2,000 characters. The shorter length will allow for an improved experience for commenters and readers alike. As always, we encourage you to share your opinions
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Grammarously Speaking: Good-looks, Length and Usage
Integrating Legal Analysis in a Legal Blog – Westlaw Insider's Jeremy Byellin
Recently, Greg asked me to write a guest post in his 3 Geeks and a Law Blog about my approach to blogging on Westlaw Insider.
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The Art of Shorter Writing
Andy Selsberg’s op-ed in The New York Times this weekend got me thinking about the difficulty of professional writing in the age of Twitter. As someone that was taught the standards of a five-paragraph essay, or a 500-word report paper, the modern style of professional writing simply doesn’t fit this mold any longer. Many will…

I Write Like Jonathan Swift – Who Do You Write Like??
I’ve always thought I wrote my blog posts in the tradition of great writers like Jonathan Swift, and now I have the data to back up my claim. The website “I Write Like” allows you to paste in some of your writings and it will analyze it against the writings against a list…

Become Part of the Conversation
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Making Copy: 5 Simple Rules for Becoming a Better Copywriter
I am back on my writing bandwagon: lawyers should leave copywriting to copywriters. I will never forget the first law firm invitation that I made for a lawyer. We went through at least 20 versions and agonized as to whether to use the words “invite” or “cordially invite.” An invitation. An invitation that would be…

To President Obama: To Err is Human
Writing for the Web: A Lesson in Writing Small
I spotted a James Carville article in the FT.com op/ed (Daddy, tell me, what exactly is a derivative?) this morning that reminded me of how difficult it is to write for the web.Carville was writing about Obama’s “supposed communication breakdown during the financial crisis.” Carville says the failure is not in Obama’s ability…