Monday's Daily Journal had a practice article called "The Literate Lawyer: Fiction-Writing Principles Can Generate Courtroom Success" (subscription). The article is by M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy and begins:
Good writing - whatever its form - is good storytelling. In a trial court or appellate brief, the purpose of the narrative is to persuade. In a piece of literary fiction, by contrast, the purpose is often purely to entertain. Although fiction and legal briefs have different purposes, basic storytelling principles from fiction writing can inform and improve legal writing. Here are five helpful principles ....
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