Wednesday, May 11, 2005
SO--BOTTOM LINE IT, HOLLEE--HOW MUCH CAN I MAKE WRITING GREETING CARDS?
I won't gild the lily here--breaking into the greeting card business is not easy. And you won't get rich quick. I started writing greeting cards in 1976--made my first sale the first month--and then was hired by Gibson Greeting Cards as a full-time writer, working, not alongside, but adjacent to...
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Monday, May 9, 2005
SO I WROTE SOME GREETING CARD VERSES--HOW DO I SELL THEM?..................
So now that you've learned the basics of writing greeting card verse--how do you get started selling those verses? First of all, this same routine applies whether you are writing traditional verse or humorous cards. The first thing you have to do is establish a list of greeting card companies that...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2005
JUST FOR MOTHER'S DAY--TWO VERSES--SOLD LAST YEAR--OUT THIS YEAR
These two are ideas I sold last October for distribution right now by Gallant. As you can see, the rhymes are simple, the meter also, though it does vary from the accepted standard. Just thought I'd share some examples: For every time I worried you, for every time you cried, for every moment of...
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WRITING GREETING CARD VERSE 101 PART FOUR..................................
Eighty-five percent of all greeting cards make use of the same rhyming words. Furthermore, there is a preponderance of oo, ay, and ear rhymes because of the heavy usage of such words as day, say, way, you, do, too, dear, ye ar, and sincere in greeting cards. Editors get a little tired of...
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Thursday, April 28, 2005
WRITING GREETING CARD VERSE 101 PART THREE
Finding ideas and words that fit is where craftsmanship comes in. Once you determine what you want to say—and in this regard, it is best to stick to one basic idea—you must choose your words to do several things at the same time: Your idea must be expressed as a complete idea—it must have a...
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IS THERE ANY INTEREST IN MY CURRENT SERIES ON GREETING CARDS?
I know there was a big hullaballoo yesterday about the cancellation of Whammie's account--so that may be why there are no comments on yesterday's post. But in the interest of saving time, as this series takes about an hour to write each morning: Is there anyone out there who is actually interested...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
WRITING GREETING CARD VERSE PART TWO......................................
Writing greeting card verse that expresses the feelings of the general public does not mean that a writer can’t have style. It only means that the writer’s style must not get in the way of personal communication. If the style helps communication, then it serves a real purpose. The best place to...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
SO YOU WANT TO WRITE GREETING CARD VERSE?..................................
I am, today, starting a short series on the how-to's of writing traditional greeting card verse. I am doing this for a blogger who has asked me for info--and figured maybe, just maybe, there are more of you who would like to learn how to do what I do. Writing Greeting Card Verse 101--Part One Many...
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Monday, April 25, 2005
POETRY BLOG CLEANED OUT AND UPDATED........................................
Today, I went through this blog and deleted all the dopey crap I wrote in it and left a few of the poems that were best-loved or at least loved by me. So enjoy--and perhaps I will post more soon--or a few of the traditional verses that have already sold to the card company.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2004
SELF-ANALYSIS..............................................................
Searching? No, I’m not, not at all. Lost? Well, yes there is that … So yes I guess I was searching. For what? I don’t know… peace maybe, truth, hope, light warmth, quiet. Love? No, not love, never again love. Why? Self-defense self preservation, self-esteem... So you lost yourself? I suppose I did....
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