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Rising 2Ls on #lawtwitter: It’s write-on season! Here’s a thread about what I did to make it a little less painful. 👇 
Start ASAP, but don’t panic if you work full time and get mono and travel to be MOH in a wedding during the write-on period. (True story.) Use the time you have and be strategic. For me, it looked like this...
Start with the prompt. What are the target questions? Keep these in mind as you read.
Your write-on packet may be hundreds of pages. As you read each source, highlight and create a sticky-note sized summary. Additional sticky notes for important quotes, big picture themes, contrasting arguments.
Important timesaver: Write the bluebook citation with pincites at the bottom of each sticky note. This’ll make drafting way easier!
Once you’ve read the whole packet and have a few sticky notes on each source, find a large tabletop and start organizing your sticky notes under headings related to the prompt.
Good news: At this point, your desk starts to look like a mosaic and the paper is basically 80% finished. You’ve got this.
Draft your write-on submission in order of sticky notes (aren’t you glad you wrote down the bluebook cites earlier?) and you’re done!
I’ve used this method several times since write-on, including a recent amicus brief pictured above.
This year I’ll be on the other side of the process, reading write-on submissions. Good luck!
