Comments on: Advice to a would-be copywriter http://www.billhilton.biz/blog/2008/05/01/advice-to-a-would-be-copywriter/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Stephen Hemmings (Copyvirgin) http://www.billhilton.biz/blog/2008/05/01/advice-to-a-would-be-copywriter/#comment-304 Stephen Hemmings (Copyvirgin) Tue, 20 May 2008 14:37:21 +0000 http://www.billhilton.biz/blog/2008/05/01/advice-to-a-would-be-copywriter/#comment-304 Hi Bill. Good blog, and thanks for leaving a post on mine a few months ago. Like you I've been snowed under and have literally had to take 4 months off to focus on work. Great post, couldn't agree more. It's not easy being a copywriter, and as a newbie I'm trying to hone my skills, but don't believe copywriting books have been much help. They're all pretty poor and are sales/advertising focused which I hate. Can't beat the Politics of the English Language by George Orwell for a truly inspirational piece of copywriting advice. Swing back over to the copyvirgin if you get a chance. ps. Thanks for the apostrophe e-mail (beginners/beginner's - what a fool!) Hi Bill. Good blog, and thanks for leaving a post on mine a few months ago. Like you I’ve been snowed under and have literally had to take 4 months off to focus on work.

Great post, couldn’t agree more. It’s not easy being a copywriter, and as a newbie I’m trying to hone my skills, but don’t believe copywriting books have been much help. They’re all pretty poor and are sales/advertising focused which I hate.

Can’t beat the Politics of the English Language by George Orwell for a truly inspirational piece of copywriting advice.

Swing back over to the copyvirgin if you get a chance.

ps. Thanks for the apostrophe e-mail (beginners/beginner’s - what a fool!)

]]> By: Mark Hadfield http://www.billhilton.biz/blog/2008/05/01/advice-to-a-would-be-copywriter/#comment-221 Mark Hadfield Thu, 01 May 2008 15:11:31 +0000 http://www.billhilton.biz/blog/2008/05/01/advice-to-a-would-be-copywriter/#comment-221 Bill - there's a good blog here about a young chap trying to get into advertising copywriting: http://pisspoorenglish.wordpress.com/ Bill - there’s a good blog here about a young chap trying to get into advertising copywriting: http://pisspoorenglish.wordpress.com/

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