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Style Manuals for the CIA and NSA SIGNIT and More.

04 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Editing, Fonts, Legal Writing, Proofreading, Quotations, Readability, Style Manuals

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beSpacific Blog., CIA, Grammar and Punctuation, NSA SIGNIT, Sabrina I. Pacifici, Style Manuals, Writing

CIA Style Manual Available Online, by Sabrina I. Pacifici, beSpacific Blog

http://tinyurl.com/mshotwq

If you are not familiar with Ms. Pacifici, I encourage you to check out her blog. She is an extraordinary researcher. These materials are interesting enough on their own, but you will see that the links take you to the FOIA Resources at The National Security Archive.  The Government Attic Blog is also worth a good, long look. -CCE

Via governmentattic.org:

  • ‘National Security Counselors law firm has obtained a copy of the CIA Directorate of Intelligence Style Manual, Eighth Edition, 2011.  It is entitled Style Manual & Writers Guide for Intelligence Publications. The CIA Guide is not alone.  Each of the members of the Intelligence Community ­IC ­ have one or more Style Manuals to conform the reports and documents of that agency to a consistent writing style and usage.  This is highly important to achieving clear and unambiguous communications of such matters.

  • Here is another example: the NSA SIGINT Style Guide

  • The National Security Counselors web site publishes a large number of interesting documents released under FOIA, or under litigation arising from FOIA requests.’

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Handouts From The Writing Center.

18 Wednesday Jun 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Citations, Footnotes, Legal Writing, Plagiarism, Plain Language, Proofreading, Quotations, Readability, Spell Checking

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Grammar & Punctuation, Handouts, Legal Writing, The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Writing, Writing Guide

Handouts, The Writing Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/

Not necessarily for legal writers, but downright handy nonetheless. The folks who put this together are kind enough to share this valuable resource, and welcome your ideas and suggestions. At the bottom of the post’s page, you will find contact information for contributions. Please give back if you can as thanks for this thoughtful gift. -CCE

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Proofreaders’ Marks and More.

18 Wednesday Jun 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Legal Writing, Proofreading

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Legal Writing, Merriam-Webster, Proofreaders' Marks, Writing

Proofreaders’ Marks, by Merriam-Webster Online Chicago Manual of Style Online

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/proofreading-marks.html

Unfortunately, the former Merriam Webster Online link to this information no longer works. No worries. There are plenty of other places to find proofreading marks. These are commonly used when editing any type of document in a law office. If you are not familiar with them, I suggest that you print the list for easy reference.

Another excellent website that provides an abundant amount of information, including proofreading marks, grammar and punctuation, dictionaries, and other reference resources is RefDesk.com (https://www.refdesk.com).

If you decide that neither of these are your cup of tea, just search “proofreader marks” with your favorite search engine. -CCE

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Candy For Writers! Grammar Girl’s Editing Checklist.

14 Saturday Jun 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Legal Writing, Proofreading, Readability, Spell Checking

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Editing, Grammar, Grammar Girl, Legal Writing, Mignon Fogary, Punctuation, Spellchecking, Writing

Grammar Girl’s Editing Checklist, Mignon Fogary, Grammar Girl Blog

http://tinyurl.com/qy3efup

At the end of a recent writing webcast, we distributed a Grammar Girl editing checklist that turned out to be so popular we decided to make it widely available. Print out the checklist and keep it on your desk as a handy reference to use when you’re editing.

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The ITS Style Guide – Put This One In Your Legal Writing Toolbox.

02 Monday Jun 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Legal Writing, Proofreading, Spell Checking

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ITS Style Guide, The University of Texas at Austin

http://www.utexas.edu/its/style/written/misused.php

Easy Peasy. Definitely worth a bookmark. -CCE

The ITS Style Guide is an online reference for the Information Technology Services (ITS) department at The University of Texas at Austin. It promotes consistency in ITS publications with a focus on technical communications. The Guide covers correct writing styles, word usage, capitalization, punctuation, and other issues that arise in written communications.

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If You Have Ever Had Writer’s Block Or Procrastinated Over a Writing Deadline, This Article Is For You!

12 Sunday Jan 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Legal Writing

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David A. Rasch, Legal Writing, Meegan Rasch, New Mexico Law Review, Procrastination, Writer's Block, Writing

Overcoming Writer’s Block And Procrastination For Attorneys, Law Students, And Law Professors, by David A. Rasch and Meegan Rasch,, New Mexico Law Review, 43 N.M. L. Rev. 193 (Spring 1993) (with hat tip to William P. Statsky!)

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2272868

As Bill Statsky, a long-time writing mentor, reminded me: “Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” Gene Fowler, in The Writer’s Quotation Book 41 (James Charlton ed., 1985).

We have all faced this at one time or another. Let’s be honest – it happens. The fear of a blank page is a powerful thing, even for the best of writers.

This article is for anyone who has ever faced a writing deadline, and waited until the last minute to start. It is for those folks who sat down to write, and could not think of anything to say. I know you are out there. I have been there too. If any of this sounds familiar, this article is for you! -CCE

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