How To Write A Great Sales Letter–When You Hate To Write
I can sit here all day giving you tips and hints on headlines and phrases that sell. But none of it will do you any good if you just plain hate sitting down at the keyboard.
If you can’t stand writing, you’re in good company. Most of us feel the same. I once asked a high school English teacher how many of her 300 students liked to write. “Oh, about 9 of them,” she said.
Everyone from Mark Twain to Bart Simpson has faced a blank sheet of paper for hours with no idea of what to put on it. Well let me give you a few ideas from my office of professional writers. In the world of non-fiction writing, being a professional doesn’t necessarily mean being a great writer. It does mean you have to be able to conjure up great copy every single day, even when you don’t feel well or aren’t in the mood.
The first step is just to get something on paper–anything! And I do mean anything. Just start writing down whatever comes to mind. If you can’t think of anything, write “I’m sitting here and I can’t think of anything to...