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Cordell Parvin Blog
Success: Why Always Striving to Get Better is Fun
I have never been content and I've always felt I had more I could learn. I recently saw a short video clip of a younger Steve Jobs talking about life…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Are You Writing Articles or Blogging? If So Practice, Practice Practice
A few years ago I read Chris Brogan's blog post The Writing Practice. I looked at it again recently. It is a great piece well worth reading. He discusses how…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Rainmakers and Writers: What the Great Ones Share in Common Part 2
This is Part 2 of John Cunningham's guest post on rainmakers and writers. 6. Fearlessness. Developing your own identity and your own message in your own voice can be a…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Remembering William Zinsser
William Zinsser, the author of On Writing Well, Writing Places, and other books on writing, died on May 12 in New York at the age of 92. According to an…
In Search of Great Customer Experiences
More things I think I think
By Patrick Lamb
Several readers offered very nice comments on my original Some Things I Think I Think post, so I’ve decided to continue thinking. Well, at least sharing things I think I…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Five tips for faster blogging
I regularly hear from lawyers that blogging takes too much time. Many just lack the passion, but for others they're not taking advantage of blogging practices that can save a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The American Immigration Council Announces Winners of the 17th Annual Celebrate America Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest
The American Immigration Council is pleased to announce that the first place winner of our 17th Annual Celebrate America Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest is Charlotte Leigh from the…
Cordell Parvin Blog
What Lawyers Can Learn from Writers
What can lawyers learn from writers? I think there are many things, I want to go over just a few. This past weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I went to…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Writing a Novel: Lessons to Make Your Blog More Interesting
If you are a regular reader, you know that I started a Novel Writing Class on January 27. See the blog I posted that day: If I want to write…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Erudition on the Tenth Decade: Roger Angell
Is there anyone who writes with more rhythm and verve than Roger Angell? Hard to believe, but he's now well on his way to 94 candles. "This Old Man," his Tour de…