The BUSKLAW Newsletter

Good writing takes practice. It's a skill learned over many years; even now, at this later stage in the game, I try to avoid the traps of sloppy writing and look for ways to improve my prose. Reading - or listening - to good writing helps with that goal. And better yet when good writing is about Christmas!  Can you spare 19 minutes  to hear good writing on Christmas read by the author? To that end, I offer up the 1952 audio recording of Dylan Thomas reading A Child's Christmas in Wales , at Steinway Hall in New York. Embedded in this Christmas story are hallmarks of excellent writing that can be emulated in a legal or business context: The sentences easily flow from one to the other. There are no wasted words.   The chosen words sound good together. The words are appropriate to the subject.  And if this story doesn't put you in a Christmas mood, nothing will! Happy Christmas! If you find this post worthwhile, please consider sharing it with your colleagu