Brendan GahanCEO/Co-Founder Of Creator Authority (Influencer Marketing Agency)

Secret to writing like Ben Franklin & Judd Apatow w @Sam Parr #copywriting #copywork #writingtips

Name: Secret to writing like Ben Franklin & Judd Apatow w @Sam Parr #copywriting #copywork #writingtips
Uploaded: 2022-08-28T13:00:20+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Channel: Brendan Gahan
Description: In this brief instructional video, the speaker recommends the centuries‑old practice of copywork as the most effective way to become a better writer. The…

28 Aug 2022 · 0 min

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In this brief instructional video, the speaker recommends the centuries‑old practice of copywork as the most effective way to become a better writer. The method involves selecting a piece of writing you admire, printing it, and hand‑copying it word‑for‑word for one hour each day over a thirty‑day period. The speaker cites historical figure Benjamin Franklin and modern comedy writer Judd Apatow as examples of successful practitioners, suggesting that aspiring comedy writers can copy movie or TV scripts to develop their craft. The core claim is that disciplined, repetitive copying builds writing skill quickly.

What's some, like, good advice you've got for anyone when it comes to copywriting? Best way to become a good writer is this technique called copywork that was popular for centuries. But basically all you do is whatever writing that you like and you want to be like, you literally print it out, get a notebook, and by hand write it word for word for 1 hour every day. Do that for 30 days and you'll be a pretty good writer at the end of that. For example, you want to become a good comedy writer, get movie script, TV script, write it out by hand. That's what Judd Apatow used to do. Ben Franklin was famous for this, and he's a wonderful writer.