Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Robert W. Bly

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Robert W. Bly.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Robert W. Bly

Robert W. Bly is an American writer on the subjects of copywriting, freelance writing, and many other subjects from science and science fiction, to satire and small business. He is a copywriter.

What you want to do as a living and get paid for, others want to do as a hobby and for free. — © Robert W. Bly
What you want to do as a living and get paid for, others want to do as a hobby and for free.
Listen to your instincts, then do the opposite.
Writers are interested in a diverse range of subjects, but prefer to move from field to field to satisfy intellectual curiosity, rather than devote an entire working life to one particular discipline.
We are not in the business of being original. We are in the business of reusing things that work.
Instead of creating aesthetically pleasing prose, you have to dig into a product or service, uncover the reasons why consumers would want to buy the product, and present those sales arguments in copy that is read, understood, and reacted to—copy that makes the arguments so convincingly the customer can’t help but want to buy the product being advertised.
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