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I clearly don’t know how to write ad copy yet.

sassevn's avatarAuthor Mark W Sasse

I wrote this ad for Goodreads: “Please read my book. It’s very boring. It’s got three, two-star reviews.”

Okay, that’s not exactly the wording, but the effect of the actual ad that I wrote would have been the same.

I’ve dabbled in Goodreads Self-Advertising a time or two with mixed results. I’ve gotten plenty of clicks in the past for ad copy I have written, but for this new ad, zero clicks stacked upon zero clicks, followed up by zero clicks.

Yes, it must be the worst ad in the history of the world. No, I won’t post the actual copy. I’d be too embarrassed.

Well, I finally had time to change the wording. I completely got rid of every consonant, syllable, or vowel which was remotely associated with the first ad. So, hopefully, things will start clicking.

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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