Grow Your List, Sales, And Authorpreneur Biz With A Professional Copywriting Service From An Award-Winning Writer

"E A Carter is a fantastic writer. Her clear and creative writing greatly improves our projects, and she works well with everyone. I highly recommend her." - Tom Morkes, 3x Founder, Publisher, Marketer, Veteran

Hello! I'm an award-winning author who loves to help writers write their story to the highest standard and get it out there and selling! I have 10+ years experience of writing & publishing fiction, nonfiction, newsletters, marketing copy, articles, blog posts, and lead magnets with a top audience reach of 1m+

• Native English copywriter with 4+ years experience in story-driven copywriting, email sequences and funnels, sales pages, product descriptions, lead magnets (content & design), brand development, social media ads, and target audience research.

Generated $75k in sales over 5 days on a $97 digital writing bundle for my client, April, 2024.

• Self-driven, goal-focused, and dedicated to excellence.

More About Me:

Published author of 7 award-winning books. Debut novel Nominated for Book of the Decade 2024.

Cat mom to two rescue cats, triple-citizenship holder (Canada, UK, Sweden) & digital nomad (that’s right, my cats travel with me, this is their third country!) currently living in Poland. (CET timezone. My clients are mainly based in the US, EU, and UAE).

Partner member of Alliance of Independent Authors.

Co-founder of LitLaunch and sponsor of Women in Publishing Summit. LitLaunch is a dream team of authors, marketing strategists, and cover designers (used by major publishing houses) who help writers reach success with expert book editing, publishing, and marketing services. It's the next best thing to having an agent, editor, publisher, publicist, and marketing team for your indie book!

Fun Fact!

• In my previous life, I was a C-Suite executive assistant to John Donohoe, while he was CEO of eBay (currently the CEO of Nike)

Explore My Portfolio of Work

  • High value, content-rich lead magnet ebooks for an audience of writers to drive interest in upcoming writing bundle campaigns. Ink to Income was fully concepted and designed by me using the client's brand colors and voice. Browse here

  • Extensive examples of rich storytelling, pain point/solution strategies, and solid CTAs in two email sequences/sales funnels. One for a writing community and one for a mastermind community. View the emails here

  • Samples of ghostwritten content-rich and entertaining weekly newsletter emails sent to a list of 30k subscribers. See more here

  • Explore samples of professional long-form swipe copy including pain points/solutions, social proof, story hooks, lists, tips, and product features for affiliates to swipe from during limited-time deals on bundles of digital resources.

  • Blog post written for Booklinker on the benefits of Wattpad for indie authors. Read it here

  • Sales page for a small US-based bundle-selling business for a 5-day AI Writing Summit. Sales of over $75k achieved. See webpage here

Why Choose Me?

I have been writing copy that converts for more than 4+ years. My copy goes out to more than one million subscribers in the writing and self-publishing niche and its conversion brings in tens of thousands of dollars of profit for my US client.

In short, I know how to write to a targeted audience. Understanding their pain points, their desires, and their goals is critical to getting them to engage with your content.

My subject lines, sales page headlines, and CTAs get clicked, and I love to create content that engages readers. I can do it in your voice, or you can take the copy as is and add your personal flourishes. Everything is possible!

If you want to capture the attention of new readers, grow your list, sell your books / services, and build trust and genuine connections - with zero sales ick - send me a message and let me know what you need. I’m here to help you succeed.

P.S. Most writers feel copywriting is too sales-y, and no one wants to hard sell their books! But the truth is the book market is a market, and to sell well, copy is needed. The trick is to write copy that sells minus the ick factor. I have had professional training from a mentor who has worked with Neil Patel and years of experience writing copy for the writing market. If you’ve bought a bundle of writing resources from Infostack, that was my copy that sold it to you. 😊

FAQs

  • I offer a range of copywriting services tailored to authors, including book blurbs, author bios, social media content, blog posts, and email newsletters. My goal is to help you effectively market your book and engage with your readers.

  • To get started, simply contact me through my website’s contact form. I will schedule a consultation to discuss your specific needs and goals. From there, we can create a customized plan for your project.

  • I typically need a copy of your book, any existing promotional materials, and a brief overview of your target audience and marketing goals. The more information you provide, the better I can tailor my services to meet your needs.

  • The timeline for each project varies depending on its scope and complexity. During our initial consultation, I will provide an estimated timeframe based on your specific requirements. I am committed to meeting deadlines and will keep you informed throughout the process.

  • Rates depend on the type and scope of the project. After our initial consultation, I will provide a quote based on your specific needs. I offer competitive pricing for high-quality copywriting services.

  • Yes! In addition to copywriting, I offer marketing and promotional services such as creating marketing plans, developing social media strategies, and crafting compelling content such as lead magnets to attract and engage your readers.

  • I include a revision process in my projects to ensure the final content meets your expectations. Specific details about revisions will be outlined in our agreement.

  • I have experience working with a wide range of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, self-help, fantasy, and more. During our initial consultation, we’ll discuss your genre and any specific considerations to ensure I’m the right fit for your project.

  • I take the time to understand your unique voice and style by reviewing your work and having detailed iscussions about your preferences. My goal is to create content that is consistent with your brand and resonates with your audience.

  • In addition to copywriting, I offer a variety of services to support authors, such as developmental editing, copyediting, and beta reads. Let me know your needs, and I’ll do my best to accommodate them.

  • You can reach me via the contact form on my website. I’m here to answer any questions and help you get started with our services.

For most, writing copy feels a little bit shady, kind of predatory, and at times, downright icky. But it doesn’t have to be shady, predatory or icky. There is another way. Read on to find out how…

The Secret to Success Is Smart Copy That Sells (Without Being Salesy)

It’s true. Great copywriting is about writing copy that converts, but to get that coveted conversion you first have to engage your reader so they keep reading…

… all the way

…to the

…buy button (and then click it).

That’s great copy in a nutshell.

But what is great copy really?

It’s a magical combination of words.

Un-magical words are 100% the reason why our ecourses, masterclasses, workshops, and book promo ads end up unclicked and languishing in the lost corridors of the metaverse.

Our words just weren’t magical enough.

Why? Because they first need to do two things…

  1. Capture attention in a crowded, noisy, distraction-driven online space

  2. Gain trust when online trust levels are at an all-time low

And that’s where copy beats prose hands down. Copy is a unique writing skill that takes a bunch of words and abracadabras them into something magical.

But let’s go back to your product no one is buying. You worked hard on it and know it can add value to the lives of others. The problem is how to get it selling without sacrificing your ethics.

But you’re a creator. Not a copywriter.

Dilemma.

Because even if you are a bestselling, award-winning author, prose and copy are two very different animals. Like…jaguar to koala bear different. The only thing they have in common is they like to hang out in trees.

But one will have the other for breakfast. And that’s why copy makes creators like us edgy.

For most, writing copy feels a little bit shady, kind of predatory, and at times, downright icky.

But it doesn’t have to be shady, predatory or icky. There is another way.

Before we get to that, it might help to dive into a bit of copy history…it will be worth it. I promise.

On May 29, 1886, Coca-Cola hit the ground running with its first ad in the Atlanta Journal. It was a small, text-only ad that read:

Coca-Cola. Delicious! Refreshing! Exhilarating! Invigorating!

All hyperbole aside, this little line of text fathered a multi-billion dollar industry.

Building a bridge from product to trust was key to Coca-Cola’s success. As a brand new beverage no one had ever experienced before, they built relatability to their target market through a variety of ads, and by understanding the needs of each one, they gained trust, and with trust came sales, and then…loyalty.

The dawn of targeted copy

In this 1907 ad run in Good Housekeeping, upper-middle class women discovered they could soften the transition from the excitement of the theatre to hum-drum reality with a refreshing Coca-Cola.

Building trust: Identify the product as a friend

It didn’t happen overnight, but once the writers at Coca-Cola started to get the hang of things, there was no stopping them.

Then, in a perfect alignment of factors: a homogenous target market, high levels of trust in consumer goods (thanks to the smart marketing strategy of Coca-Cola that other businesses mimicked), and large amounts of disposable income, sales/ad copy became a force to be reckoned with.

After WW2, during the 1950s direct sales copy hit its stride when folks were busy getting married, raising families, and enjoying the economic post-war boom.

Dropped into mailboxes, these flyers were usually comprised of double-sided letter-size ads absolutely crammed with tiny-fonted content about a product or service. Through clever copy, they navigated the reader from one pain point to the next, solving each with their solution, alongside sidebars filled with life-changing success stories, testimonials, tips, plus an array of exclusive bonuses and unmissable extras that would arrive only with an order of their product.

Generally, these products were items a housewife would care about, like the convenience of a four-slice toaster to get all the kids fed breakfast quickly, or, a new vacuum cleaner with a built-in sanitizing filter, or pairs of trousers guaranteed to never crease (to save time ironing obviously), or some new-fangled gadget for the kitchen no one else had yet…you name it, you can bet there was Direct Sales Marketing copy written about it.

Whatever it was, the most important thing was to first build trust.

And these long, long, LONG ads did exactly that.

They appealed to housewives stuck at home with engaging, relatable stories empathizing with their underappreciated pain points along with convincing, neat, easy solutions.

It was insanely effective.

Sales boomed and any business with a decent copywriter was making a mint.

Fast forward to 2022.

What was effective when people had the time and attention span to give copy the space to do its job has been whittled down to a razor-thin slice of copy trapped in a scrollable, hyper-saturated, eye-blinding metaverse of me-firstism.

So. Does that mean copy, as it came to be, is dead?

No. Well, sort of.

At least the way it used to be is definitely dead. I mean, unless your target market is the Silent Generation (age 75+) then maaaybe it might still work, and if that’s your target market, well, you can stop reading, in fact, I don’t even know why you’re here. Go make some money with your words!

Anyway, for the rest of us slogging it out in the bloody arena of cyberspace, what worked in the 1950s now needs to snort a truckload of Ritalin to have the chops to capture the target markets of this century. (And sure as heck, it’s not housewives taking a tea break from hanging laundry on the line).

So knowing who you are writing to, how they think, what they want, and how to engage them is only part of the battle. You also need to have a good grasp of SEO if you want any chance of your copy to even be seen in the first place.

Nightmare right?

Not much wonder our products get lost in the vast dark void of the Internet. And not much wonder so many people give up and go back to just being creative and hoping that their products will somehow sell on the back of their good name.

Good luck with that. Unless you’re Oprah-famous, then yes, you can coast on your name. But let’s stick to the majority.

The majority are stuck. Their products are stuck. And the more they try to sell their products with paid ads on Facebook or through Giveaways, the worse things get.

Because buyers are exactly like cats. The more you chase them, the more they run. The more you act like you don’t care about them, the more they want your attention.

Yes. Cats could teach us a lot about copywriting.

Except they can’t. Because they’re cats. But the concept is solid.

So here’s where the magic happens using a little formula I have found works - let’s go with the cat concept for this…

Cat is just sitting there, doing nothing, vegging out (potential client)

  1. Walk into room and start to wiggle new feather toy (capture attention)

  2. While ignoring them, build their interest with a few whirls and floofs of the feather (build trust)

  3. Put it down and walk away (hand over the trust that you have captured their interest and gained their trust)

  4. Two minutes later the cat is all over the feather toy, having a wonderful time (link clicked)

Why?

Because:

You’re all: Ohhh look at this new amazing thing (target market is important here, you’re hardly going to wiggle a feather toy in front of a cow, although you’d be surprised how many of us do just that and wonder why we don’t sell anything).

BUT, you are also super casual about it too, like: I’m just playing with this amazing thing. Oh look it does some other cute things too…this is important because it is as if you are discovering these things at the same time as them which builds trust.

Once you have finished enjoying it, put it down and leave it there. If you have targeted your market correctly, and you have demonstrated your product or service in a way that will capture their interest and make them want to know more, they will check it out. Meaning…they will click the link to either buy it or learn more.

And that’s the magic of copy.

Minus the oily used car salesman ick.

It’s honest, it’s interesting, and most importantly, it builds trust.

And as those very first writers of copy for Coca-Cola learned, trust is everything.

Trust builds loyalty.

Loyalty builds a brand.

And brands that are trusted, sell.

Let’s talk about how I can help you.