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2010: "National novel writing month is fun chance for aspiring authors to get a creative boost and write their dream story! Powered by imagination!" 2024: "It is classist to criticize anyone who pays a monthly subscription to make an app plagiarize other people's writing."

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View the original on X Written by Mike Drucker. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: energetic
Written for: SaaS founders and operators

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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