Read the following published essays by Susan McCloskey on good writing techniques:

Recognizing Verbal Clutter: Four Steps to Shorter Documents

reprinted from New York State Bar Journal, November 1998, pp. 8-14 © 1998 Susan McCloskey

Would-be Precision vs. The Real Thing

reprinted from New York State Bar Journal, November 1997, p. 14-18 ©1998 Susan McCloskey