Legal Commentary

After sending out an op-ed last week, I started to think a bit more about the various forms - and forums - for writing available to new law professors.  While I enjoyed the feedback I got on the piece, the editing process took quite a lot longer than I anticipated and I began to wonder whether op-ed writing is worthwhile, especially during the pre-tenure years, given the availability of blogs and other more direct forms for "non-article" writing.  So for example, I could have followed my colleague Haider Hamoudi (whose blog is a must read for those interested in Islamic law and other related topics) and put my own thoughts on the Oklahoma sharia ban directly into the blogosphere. 

I'm curious what wisdom is out there for those of us just starting in the academy.  What, if any, non-article forms of writing make the most sense in the pre-tenure years?