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Boron - Chapter 17
Well, naturally, before he was finished he had an internal
deep rooted “cellular” knowledge of the process of writing a
good book and he also knew what it was like to travel the
ocean in misery.
Did all of this pay off? You bet is did. This man’s name is
Arthur Haley and his book “Roots” is one of the best sellers
of all time.
End of sermon. Do it. Here is a short list of “killer”
promotions to get you started.
Tova Ad
How To Burn Off
Body Fat Hour By Hour
The Beverly Hills Diamond Ad
The Original
Family Coat-Of-Arms
Letter
How To Collect
From Social Security
At Any Age
How To Get What
The U.S. Government
Owes You
The Famous Dollar Bill Letter
From The Robert Collier
Letter Book
The Amazing Blackjack Secret
Of A Las Vegas Mystery Man
The Original
Astrology Today Ad
Written By Ben Suarez
There’s more. But the above (at the rate of one per week)
will keep you busy for a couple of months.
Now, here are a few other tips on how to write good copy or
, as a matter of fact, “good anything”. Use simple common
everyday words. Use “get” instead of “procure.” Write short
sentences and short paragraphs. Use “transition” words and
phrases to make your writing flow smoothly. Do you notice
how I use transition words and phrases such as the
following?
Well, as a matter of fact, I first blah...
Now, naturally, we don’t want to blah, blah...
And, of course, here is what she said blah, blah,
blah...
Now, here’s a few more great ideas: Ask questions once in a
while and then answer them yourself. Like this: