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Wattpad Authors Who’ve Gone From Page to Screen

Jane Friedman

Beth Reekles is the author of The Kissing Booth , which she first published on Wattpad in 2010, when she was 15 years old. CT: I was asked to review the early versions of the script, but changes were up to the studio and the director to implement. How much were you involved in the adaptation of your work to the screen?

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The heavyweight champion of the world of success hacks

Ben Settle

Exactly 13 years ago in 2010 during the week between Christmas and New Years, I decided I’d had enough of client work. Banging out sales pages took probably half the time, and I was already really fast at it following what later became my Copy Slacker methodology. I was doing a lot of copywriting for others at the time.

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Medical Writing Jobs 101: How to Find a Great Job (& Get Hired)

Smart Blogger

To see if you could stand working with technical documents day after day, here’s a document written in 2010. Medical Copywriting Medical copywriters write advertising and marketing content such as the script for the video above. Freelance copywriters who can create great copy earn over six figures.

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The Practical Guide to Writing Conversational Copy

ProBlogger

Conversational copy is one of the best ways of creating engagement with a reader. Famous copywriter John Caples delcares conversational copy to be about “You + Me.”. If you can hold an engaging conversation with a mate at the pub, or a girlfriend over a lazy coffee date, then you have the ability to write conversational copy.

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The secret to writing powerful words | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Get a copy of Chip and Dan Heath’s book Made to Stick if you want the authoritative take on this.) Nabeel | Create Your First Website June 24, 2010 at 3:02 am “How often do you remember a blog post or a magazine article you read? Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) June 24, 2010 at 6:49 am Yesterday I spent the day writing an academic paper.

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

It’s all over the place, because plenty of experts (and not-so-experts) suggest reading aloud as a way to improve your work for sparkling copy. I know I write well, my posts get attention, my web copy sells. Nabeel | Create Your First Website June 21, 2010 at 3:58 am Great post. You’re a good writer already.

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Princess Bride Guide to Copywriting | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Use that to your advantage in your copy. If you use the wrong words as descriptors in your copy, it’s going to make you sound like an idiot – especially if you clearly think you have the right word. If you want to explain something – anything – to the people reading your copy, do it fast. And Inigo is absolutely right.