How A Simple Question Can Change Everything (And Why It Matters in Copywriting)
"How much is a life worth?" The question landed like a well-placed ad Sharp Unexpected Impossible to ignore The young man looked up from his coffee and saw an older woman across him: Polished refined Calm She stirred her drink slowly like she had all the time in the world. A question like that wasn't casual. It was deliberate. It was bait. [What Does This Have to Do With Copywriting?] Great copy isn’t loud. It’s not desperate. It doesn’t beg for attention. It demands it. A single, well-placed question can hook someone instantly, forcing them to engage, to lean in, to answer. Whether they want to or not. 🔥(COPY LESSON: The best copy doesn’t sell—it pulls you in by making you think.) "Depends" The younger man said, "People die for money 💰. For love 💔." "Some lives are worth more than others I guess." The older woman smiled "You think so? … "…Or do we just tell ourselves that?" 🎯 (COPY LESSON: When writing copy, you don’t dump all the information at once. Think of it as a staircase. Each line makes you want to take the next step.) The young man frowned. Was this a test? A joke? "You're overthinking it." He muttered, "We make choices. We live with them." The older woman nodded like she already knew the answer Like she was expecting it. She took one last sip, then stood up and walked away without saying a word. No explanation. No conclusion… just gone. And yet the young man felt like something had been left behind. A weight in the air. A presence that lingered. A warning 🚨 💡 (COPY LESSON: Great copy doesn’t give all the answers—it leaves just enough open to stay with you.) [FLASHBACK] Glass shattering. A gunshot. His brother falling. The memory crashed over him, dragging him backwards. That night. The deal. The setup it wasn't supposed to go this way It was supposed to be easy. A clean payday. No one was supposed to get hurt… Yet the young man had withheld information from his older brother. thinking it wouldn't matter… But the older brother had been suspicious. Sensing something was off.