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Law Practice

Dec. 20, 2019

How I write

I am among the last generation of professionals to have transitioned from hand writing to typing to computers and the internet. Perhaps others recall these changes. Readers like to know how writers create. Here are my answers to the questions.

Frank H. Wu

President Designate
Queens College

Frank is William L. Prosser Distinguished professor at UC Hastings College of the Law.

How I write
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I am among the last generation of professionals to have transitioned from hand writing to typing to computers and the internet. Perhaps others recall these changes. Readers like to know how writers create. Here are my answers to the questions.

When I entered law school, circa 1988, I took notes in the classroom using a fountain pen, in a composition notebook. I had a budget priced Parker pen with a refillable converter that required carrying a bottle of i...

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