Which litterary writers would you recommend to a marketing copywriter?

by kaaregarnes

Posted: 11 years ago 10 replies

COPY WRITING

I'm looking for good books to read, but also some inspiration for taking my copy one step further.

And I´m sure there must be plenty of "serious writers" to learn from. Style. Tone. Chracter building. (And a couple of other words where my english fails me...)

Any recommendations?

#copywriter #litterary #marketing #recommend #writers

Andrew Gould 11 years ago

These threads might help:

http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...p-fiction.html

http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...endations.html

http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...1076-noir.html
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JRVogt 11 years ago

Are you looking for actual novels to read to be inspired by...or writing advice books from fiction authors?
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- JakeDaly 11 years ago
  
  John Kennedy Toole - A Confederacy of Dunces
  
  My favorite book of all time. It may not inspire your copywriting.. but it will inspire you to be a man. Actually, it probably won't do that, either. But it's a damn good book, so ****ing read it.
  
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  AndrewCavanagh 11 years ago
  
  Frank McCourt. Amazing writing and a great example of opening up
  to your reader.
  
  Bryce Courtenay. Great scene setter and Bryce was a professional
  copywriter for many years before becoming an author.
  
  Pat Conroy. Amazing flow in his writing.
  
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sethczerepak 11 years ago

Truman Capote
Ernest Hemingway
Edgar Allen Poe
C.S. Lewis
Agatha Christy
Stephen King
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Rich7 11 years ago

I think it's a good idea to look for recommendations for this, but I wouldn't stick to them too religiously for the purpose you have in mind.

I think you'll get more out of books that you really find connect with you.

If some of those are also recommendations here, then brill...

Maybe this is what you have in mind anyway. I'm sure you're on the ball enough to know that what inspires you, inspires you, regardless of whom else it inspires.
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Loren Woirhaye 11 years ago

One theory is that you should read the top selling
writers because that's the style a large group
of readers are accustomed to. Potboilers and
stuff like that, you know?

"Junkier" fiction, actually I'd say, but some of it
is very well-crafted and the stories exciting
to read... and keeping them reading through
to the end is a big part of direct response
copy as well.

While you could learn a lot about how to write
great novels by reading Thomas Hardy and all
the other greats, but that style of writing is
not what most people who read novels prefer
to read these days.
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Jeremey 11 years ago

John Sandford has a real mastery of writing in a conversational style. His dialogue is some of the best I've ever seen in any writing.

And as mentioned, you can never go wrong with Hemingway and Chandler.

But you'll get far more out of writing yourself for hours on end than you will reading. Observe people, how they talk and think...Read classic sales letters and swipe files and see how they employ the same style. And just write. As much as you can, write every day....
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sethczerepak 11 years ago

Might want to check out Chuck Paliniuk too, he's the guy who wrote "Fight Club." Great style, good use of metaphors.
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