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I am SO glad I came upon this blog today. For more years than I care to admit I have been tossing around the idea of writing greeting cards... but I have always chickened out... though I have created a number of cards for family and friends and have more ideas written down for the time when I could use them or figured out how to "break into" the greeting card writing business. So, I am grateful for this blog and the info and encouragment you have given. I HAVE A HUNCH I NEED TO THANK YOU A BUNCH!!!!!!
posted by
MariVye
on September 30, 2004 at 12:48 PM
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Interesting.
posted by
mariantonia
on September 16, 2004 at 1:32 AM
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Eek, After a while, since it was redundant, I just harassed Louden on her
board - hehe.
posted by
Hollee
on September 8, 2004 at 1:37 PM
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I used to write greeting cards a long time ago. I got into it the same way you did, by flipping through Writer's Market. Haven't done it in a while, but reading your posts (I first saw you talking about this on your other blog) is making me think about getting back into it. I also remember Sandra's board on AOL, but don't think I had discovered Hollee's.
posted by
Eeek
on September 8, 2004 at 1:35 PM
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Good post Jeff. It's a world I have never thought about
posted by
beachbelle
on September 7, 2004 at 5:43 PM
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Jeff - funny that you mention Louden - she and I used to argue on
AOL all the time back in the mid-90's. We both wrote held greeting card writing advice bulletin boards. I'm trying to remeber the name she wrote under - it was Lady something - sort of like Lady of Shalott's name - anyway - we eventually became friends - Louden and I were both hired by Broderbund to write the greeting card verse and prose for their first edition of greeting card software available with Print Shop Deluxe. I wrote 25 of the humor ideas - I don't recall how many she wrote.
Anyway - it was neat to see that you took my old friend's class.
posted by
Hollee
on September 7, 2004 at 5:25 PM
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David
That works!
posted by
Whim
on September 7, 2004 at 4:40 PM
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JollyJ - I enjoyed reading this post. Have never tried a card,
but this makes me want to try.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 7, 2004 at 4:13 PM
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Whim
There was one I'll never forget! It was a greeting card for someone who was going to be sent to the electric chair. And if you ever read Mad magazine, you know how funny they can be. It went something like this:
Have a drink, then have two;
Then have a juicy steak.
Then have a slice of apple pie, like mother used to bake.
Then change your shirt and put on a tie, and let us cut your hair.
We want you to look your very best, when we give you the chair!
I read that and laughed my ass off! If you ever wanna team up and create those kinds of greeting cards, just say the word! 
posted by
David1Spirit
on September 7, 2004 at 4:11 PM
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Jeff, great job on this blog! I was very interested in what you had to say
and will keep checking in! Thanks!!
posted by
Ariala
on September 7, 2004 at 4:03 PM
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David
Exactly my point! I have the artists. Wanna go partners? Should be a huge market for them.
posted by
Whim
on September 7, 2004 at 4:01 PM
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Whim
I saw a parody of greeting cards, similar to the ones you are describing, in a Mad magazine once. Funny as hell!
posted by
David1Spirit
on September 7, 2004 at 3:59 PM
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I want to write greeting cards for the mush-impaired. I want to write kiss-off cards, wish you were dead, hated it, and not even if my life depended on it cards. Now, those would be interesting.
posted by
Whim
on September 7, 2004 at 3:56 PM
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