How to Write an ABA Book: Collaboration, Deadlines, and the Editing Process

About this episode

Catherine Sanders Reach discusses the process of writing and publishing an ABA book, including collaboration and editing.

In this episode of the Law Practice podcast, Terrell interviews Catherine Sanders Reach, a co-author of an ABA book on design thinking, about what it’s like to write and publish with the ABA. Catherine explains how the project began at ABA TECHSHOW, became a collaborative effort with multiple authors, and was assembled into a practical guide featuring real attorney stories and worksheets. She shares her writing workflow—outlining and research first, removing distractions by turning off email ...

People in this episode

Host: Terrell

Guest: Catherine Sanders Reach

Topics covered

• writing
• publishing
• collaboration
• editing process
• design thinking
• legal profession

Keywords

• ABA book
• writing workflow
• collaboration
• editing process
• design thinking
• attorney stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABA, ABA TECHSHOW

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