It is common for lawyers to dabble in creative writing. Some writers may also dabble in the law, but there is greater risk in that arrangement.
July 19, 2017 at 07:00 PM
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It is common for lawyers to dabble in creative writing. Some writers may also dabble in the law, but there is greater risk in that arrangement. While different beasts, there is overlap in the elements of strong creative and legal writing—this article analyzes these similarities and differences.
1. Embrace shorter sentences. “What’s recommended? An average sentence length of 20 words,” according to Bryan Garner’s LawProse Lesson #269: Average sentence length.
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