The Beauty of Shorts: Ten Tips on Writing a Publishable Short Piece
4(1) Proceedings: An Online Journal of Legal Writing Presentations 17 (2023)
9 Pages Posted: 16 Dec 2023 Last revised: 3 Apr 2024
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The Beauty of Shorts: Ten Tips on Writing a Publishable Short Piece
THE BEAUTY OF SHORTS: TEN TIPS ON WRITING A PUBLISHABLE SHORT PIECE 1
Date Written: December 7, 2023
Abstract
With twenty years of combined editorial experience, Professors Robin Boyle-Laisure and Brooke J. Bowman share advice on writing a short article of publishable quality for a legal writing journal. The essay provides five advantageous reasons to publish a short piece, as opposed to a much longer article for a traditional legal periodical. Based upon their experience in reviewing countless submissions, the authors provide ten tips from the start to the finish line of getting an article published.
Keywords: legal writing scholarly articles publishable peer-reviewed journals short article essay thesis lightly footnoted submission guidelines
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