Comments on: How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/ Online marketing that works Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Write What You Want, How You Want http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-740849 Write What You Want, How You Want Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:26:18 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-740849 [...] This particular problem is explained in a great blog by Craig Wildenradt on Copyblogger entitled: “How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy“. [...] [...] This particular problem is explained in a great blog by Craig Wildenradt on Copyblogger entitled: “How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy“. [...]

]]> By: Jobs Tips » Blog Archive » Finding My Blog Personal Brand Voice http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-739365 Jobs Tips » Blog Archive » Finding My Blog Personal Brand Voice Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:15:58 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-739365 [...] I was prompted to look back at my early days after reading Craig Wildenradt’s recent post at CopyBlogger, How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy. [...] [...] I was prompted to look back at my early days after reading Craig Wildenradt’s recent post at CopyBlogger, How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy. [...]

]]> By: Finding My Blog Personal Brand Voice | Career Management Alliance Blog http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-739222 Finding My Blog Personal Brand Voice | Career Management Alliance Blog Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-739222 [...] to look back at my early days after reading Craig Wildenradt’s recent post at CopyBlogger, How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy. He talked about how bloggers are prey to the “emotional needs filter” — the filter we run [...] [...] to look back at my early days after reading Craig Wildenradt’s recent post at CopyBlogger, How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy. He talked about how bloggers are prey to the “emotional needs filter” — the filter we run [...]

]]> By: Santhosh http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-739177 Santhosh Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:41:52 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-739177 How true. I agree with all that you have said. How true. I agree with all that you have said.

]]> By: Finding My Blog Personal Brand Voice | Executive Resume Branding http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-739163 Finding My Blog Personal Brand Voice | Executive Resume Branding Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-739163 [...] I was prompted to look back at my early days after reading Craig Wildenradt’s recent post at CopyBlogger, How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy. [...] [...] I was prompted to look back at my early days after reading Craig Wildenradt’s recent post at CopyBlogger, How Your Emotions Are Strangling the Life Out of Your Copy. [...]

]]> By: Craig | BloomVerse http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-738687 Craig | BloomVerse Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:44:48 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-738687 @Momblebee Yes, this advice is geared toward creative expression (in this case copywriting) which is quite a different animal than interpersonal relations/communication in a corporate structure. @Momblebee
Yes, this advice is geared toward creative expression (in this case copywriting) which is quite a different animal than interpersonal relations/communication in a corporate structure.

]]> By: Betty Jane http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-738618 Betty Jane Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:09:55 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-738618 What a great article!!!!! I really think its COOL I'm a painter,,, And the things you've stated are also very true to most of us no matter long we've been painting.. At times painting is great struggle Betty Jane What a great article!!!!! I really think its COOL
I’m a painter,,,
And the things you’ve stated are also very true to most of us no matter long we’ve been painting..
At times painting is great struggle
Betty Jane

]]> By: Momblebee http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-738611 Momblebee Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:35:28 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-738611 I fear what would happen if I completely turned off my emotional filter. I think sometimes I have the opposite problem of speaking my mind when I probably shouldn't. In my corporate experience, I sometimes got people ticked off by speaking my mind, but often in the end, what I was seeing and expressing turned out to be right. Not to say that I know everything, but one of my key strengths is that I am pretty perceptive and have strong intuition and insight about things that may not be immediately apparent to some others. But I guess in the case of MY blog, I should feel free to speak my mind, that's the whole point right? I fear what would happen if I completely turned off my emotional filter. I think sometimes I have the opposite problem of speaking my mind when I probably shouldn’t. In my corporate experience, I sometimes got people ticked off by speaking my mind, but often in the end, what I was seeing and expressing turned out to be right. Not to say that I know everything, but one of my key strengths is that I am pretty perceptive and have strong intuition and insight about things that may not be immediately apparent to some others. But I guess in the case of MY blog, I should feel free to speak my mind, that’s the whole point right?

]]> By: Craig | BloomVerse http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-738006 Craig | BloomVerse Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:41:48 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-738006 @Tim Schoch Try to look at this a bit differently. YES, you absolutely want your copy to be strong so that it's persuasive and evokes a response from your audience. No debate there. But the point is that when you're lusting over getting approval, control, and security, the byproduct is copy that does not fulfill that goal. I mention twice in the post that you should keep your message true to the source (you). I also advocate "letting your creativity flow in all its glory" when you write. When you obsess over approval, control, and security (personal emotional needs which have nothing to do with your content), this does not happen. You end up grossly censoring yourself and your copy ends up dry; the opposite of persuasive. Not sure what you're looking for in the way of examples, but I hope this helps clear it up a bit. @Tim Schoch
Try to look at this a bit differently. YES, you absolutely want your copy to be strong so that it’s persuasive and evokes a response from your audience. No debate there.

But the point is that when you’re lusting over getting approval, control, and security, the byproduct is copy that does not fulfill that goal. I mention twice in the post that you should keep your message true to the source (you). I also advocate “letting your creativity flow in all its glory” when you write.

When you obsess over approval, control, and security (personal emotional needs which have nothing to do with your content), this does not happen. You end up grossly censoring yourself and your copy ends up dry; the opposite of persuasive.

Not sure what you’re looking for in the way of examples, but I hope this helps clear it up a bit.

]]> By: Tim Schoch http://www.copyblogger.com/sedona-method-for-writer/#comment-737695 Tim Schoch Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:58:49 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=4881#comment-737695 Great article topic. I wish you would have given us more examples, instead of just telling writers what they're doing so wrong. Because of this, your topics fight with the truth -- that we WANT more emotion, control, and approval in our copy, just not roadblocking the process. Perhaps you'll do a Part 2 with examples? Thanks! Great article topic. I wish you would have given us more examples, instead of just telling writers what they’re doing so wrong. Because of this, your topics fight with the truth — that we WANT more emotion, control, and approval in our copy, just not roadblocking the process.

Perhaps you’ll do a Part 2 with examples? Thanks!

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