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January 29, 2010
Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010)
Salinger changed writing. He died Wednesday. There are hundreds of articles out today but see The Boston Globe.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2010
Patrick Lamb: Sane writing serves clients.
Here's another good piece on writing for lawyers. Visit our friend Chicago trial lawyer Patrick Lamb at his enduring and pioneering In Search of Perfect Client Service. Read "Writing Plainly Is Good Client Service". Come to think of it, Pat Lamb and his colleagues have a lot of good client-centered ideas.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:14 PM | Comments (0)
Angry Writing.
"Being right", a writer-lawyer here said years ago, is "very expensive". John Day at Day on Torts picked up on this gem by Max Kennerly at his Litigation and Trial: "Always Draft Angry Briefs. Never File Them". We read it twice.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:09 PM | Comments (0)
January 24, 2010
Muse
Dina Vierny (1919-2009) was Aristide Maillol's model and real life muse. She died January 20, 2009.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:33 PM | Comments (0)