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Question by AtomicAlex ^: What do you think of my “possed diary” story so far? Do you have any better titles? Plz don’t copy! -Alex-?
The possed diary
Prolouge
“Whoever opens this book will have whatever they deseire!” Yelled a clerk merchant from the crowded streets of the dreaded flee market. I caught that. It probally didn’t work. But maybe I should just get a closer look…. My feet made little light steps as I wondered aimlessly towards the wooden booth. I studied the book carefully. Studying the leather cover and the velvety crimision ribbion binding. The front said Greatest Wishes in elegant bloody scroll. I mean, it honestly looked like someone had wrote “Greatest Wishes” in someone’s blood. I did a momentary shudder and carefully opened it. The front made a “creek” sound as I opened it. A cloud of dust popped out at me as I opened it along with the “creek” sound. “Carefull..” Chuckled the grungy street merchant “It’s a little dusty.” I flipped through the dusty pages. Each page was black with 6 lines across it. Something caught my eye though, at the bottom of the last line it cutt of saying triple sixes (I won’t even SAY it) then the blood line continued, finishing of the page. “Comes with a pen” said the man again carefully handing me a short dark vase filled with crimision liquid. “Looks like blood” I sad outloud, a little freaked out. “Probally is….” Said the now creepy man with a scoff. “Almost forgot girly it also comes with the quill.” Said the man again handing me a thin stick with a sharp tip. “How much?” I asked my voice shaking a little. “For you girly it’s free…” He said, almost a meanicing look came across his face. “Uhhh sure thanks!” I said timid and grabbed the Diary, Quill, and Blood. ”Any time Deary Any time…” He said almost cackaling. By now, I was shuffling my feet in a rush, trying to get away from this mad man. “And Deary! Be carefull…” He said with a cold laugh.
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Chapter One
Name: Ivy Poision Sunny
“Sunny?” Questioned the overrated teenager well looking over my papers. I grimanced. I HATED my last name. “Uhh yeah. I come from a odd family.” I said with a sick expression crossing my face. Ok I kinda exaggeraded on the “odd” part they were ALIENS for crying out loud! Well, in my point of view theyq were. In Miss Tisdale here (I.e “maddy?”) they were normal people even BETTER then normal people (in her opinion of course.) She did a fast nod and quickly handed me my scheldule, lock for locker, map and other items containing bright flyers with bold headings saying “school spirit! Let’s hear it! From YOU! The “you” in caps. I crumbled it up and threw it on the ground. “Hey! Goth Girl pick that up now!” I grimanced at the sterotype label “Goth Girl” and turned around with a “what” look on my face th kind that included a hiss. She looked frightend for a second but brushed It of changing to a big huge hapy smile and shoved a detention slip in my hand “Im sorry batty but as principle of student concil I have the right to give you a detention for litering.” She said enthstiasticlly pointing to the crumbled up flyer. I gave her my worse scowl and took the detention slip crumbling it up and throwing it on the ground. I was so pissed that a growl actally escaped my chest. “Ohhh I’m so scared! What are you going to do batty bite me?” She mocked. Cue in the abnoxious laughter from her friends coming around the corner. “Annoying Barbie.” I muttered under my breath and stomped away.
Dear Diary,
I normally never write in diary’s… they are for stupid preps like the blonde bimbo is. I just wish a REAL vampire could bite her after she said that stupid remark to me. Stupid barbie in a wig and fake nails with there obbession with pink. Ok well the rest of the day was odd. This school is every sterotype movie I ever saw, probally worse. For starters you go to you’re sterotype. In that clique is a leader and there’s a boy leader and girl leader for each clique. So I got paired with goths for lunch. I’m more my own style. I don’t just sit and talk about pain, write poetry how my life sucks. I wasn’t even allowed to talk to the emos. All of these people are the type that give every sterotype a bad name! Though being “goth” I was naturally accepted into there clique. Though the leader girl thought I was Trying to take her “spot light” so she hated me, and being the immature person I am I think I will… Heh heh… It would be so funny if I could some how get the tough goth into a prep. It would be humiliating! And fun! Her whole wardrobe could change to prep…. Heh heh. But that’s just a thought…
Name: Ivy Poision Sunny.
When i got to school the next day I walked to my favorite spot (a dark ally behind the school) which is serect no one else has found out about it yet to see a dead corpse laying there. It was blonde bimbo. I looked closer to see blood splattered all over her and her hair and two punctures in her neck. It couldn’t have been? Nah, that guy that sold me the diary was just a cook… Right? My suspesions were confi
Thx I do need to fix grammer… It cut of on me… That wasn’t even how much I wrote…
Best answer:
Answer by Grendal
No, you need to edit this better. There is some good stuff, but it needs to be weeded.
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Whenever you sit down to write any kind of marketing copy (email, sales page, flyer, etc.) use the following tips to guide you.
* ensure the copy is focused on your prospect’s needs, concerns and problems – not on you or your services.
* you need to answer the questions: “What’s in it for me? What exactly do I get? Why should I care?” for your readers
* make sure to emphasize the specific benefits they’ll receive from your product or service
* try to avoid using jargon or industry-specific language – you want to write copy that is clear and easy-to-understand, not confusing
* don’t try to be clever and impress people – your job is to provide useful, valuable information and not to show off!
* but do try to make the copy exciting and dynamic – you don’t want to be dull or boring, because you won’t hold their attention or interest
* make sure to use an active, not passive, voice throughout your copy: from “surveys were done” to “We surveyed”
* also talk directly to your reader and use the word YOU throughout your copy
* don’t worry about “talking like an expert” – use a conversational and informal tone with your writing, as if you were sitting across from them in a coffee shop
* make sure you tell people exactly what will happen (the benefits of using your product or service) when they take action
* you can also motivate your prospects and clients by letting them know what will happen if they don’t act
* you need to give the reader a reason to act right NOW – but make sure the reasons are legitimate and not just hype.
* you can offer them incentives to take action, like a bonus or value-added service
* build trust and credibility by using testimonials in your marketing materials
* let them know they are making a wise choice by letting them know of other clients’ successes and experiences
* have a guarantee and demonstrate the lack of risk in using your company
* let them know how to keep in contact with you and offer your ezine or free-giveaway to get them on your list
Remember, for every marketing piece you write or create, you want to make sure that your copy is doing everything possible to move your prospects and clients to take some kind of action immediately.
Once you’ve written your marketing piece, go back over each point above, and see if your copy is as powerful and compelling as it can be.
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If you are in the world of copy writing, your greatest enemy is that thing called writers’ block. Being in the “writer’s block” mode really makes a writer unproductive. An article that could have been written in an hour can take three hours. If this doesn’t happen, a quickly written article turns out to be a sloppily written one.If you are a copy writer, here are some tips on how to quickly write quickly write compelling copies especially when you’re having writer’s block:
* Relax and take a deep breath.
Writer’s block is often caused by something else (other than the topic at hand) bothering you. If you’re having trouble writing a quick article, take time out and take a deep breath. Concentrate on your breathing. Focusing your on your breath exercises your mind to focus. It gives you fresh ideas too.
* Read up on past articles.
Past articles are fertile grounds for ideas on new articles. You can update a past article on a topic you are working on. Or you can spin off a whole article from a paragraph in a previous article. If the topic that you have is something you have not written before, then read up on other people’s articles. Innovate but do not plagiarize.
* Come up with spring boards for your articles like “Things To Do…” or “Things To Avoid…”.
Having a springboard for your content makes it a lot easier to write.
It gives you a clear-cut idea on the direction your content will take, regardless of the subject. If you’re writing something on fancy cars and then have to write something on Forex, writing those articles becomes easy.
For fancy cars, you might want to start your article with the title,” Things To Do Before Buying That Dream Car” or “Things To Avoid When Buying That Dream Car”. For Forex, you can revolve your article around these titles, “Things To Do Before Investing In Forex” or “Things To Avoid In Forex Investments.”
Of course, you can always come up with your own springboards. Be creative. You can write something around “The ABC’s of (subject).”
* Plan your content.
Try not to see your articles piecemeal by piecemeal. Rather, work out a theme for your subject. Say, for example, you are writing a series of articles on Southeast Asian countries, you might want to revolve your articles around each country’s signature dishes, most viable business opportunities, etc.
* Get inside the head of your reader.
Good writers are always writing for a specific audience with very real concerns. If you are stumped and don’t quite know what you can write about on a particular subject, put yourself in the mind of your reader. What topics would be most interesting to him or her? If you’re writing about writing as a profession, you might want to write something about the most profitable markets for genuine writing talent.
The tips mentioned above should show you how to generate great copy even when you feel half-alive with writer’s block.
Sunita Biddu is an expert author and CEO of copywriting company Content Axis, Inc., one of the best copywriting agencies that offer premium quality copywriting services and article submission services. While providing top rate press release writing and eBook sales packages, she also writes on excellent SEO strategies. To know more about the services, please visit Content Axis Inc.
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