Greeting Card Writing

So you want to learn how to write greeting cards or break into the business of writing for major greeting card companies? Well, you're certainly not alone, and the need is great! According to Sandra Louden, "Over 7.4 BILLION cards were sold to Americans last year; that breaks down to approximately 235 cards per second!"

Greeting Card Writing Articles & Resources

Be a Greeting Card Writer!
Encouraging and instructive article by Regina Hill, who has had many poems published by Blue Mountain Arts.

Creating Greeting Cards is an "Inside Job" at Hallmark
If you're looking to write cards for Hallmark, this press release may interest you. "Hallmark does not accept freelance submissions, because virtually all Hallmark cards are written and designed by people who work at Hallmark's Kansas City, Mo., headquarters."

Greeting Card Writing
"Sandra Louden's online tips to write greeting cards. Online experience for writers, artists, and others in the field of writing, designing, and illustrating greeting cards."

Say It with a Card: Meet Three Hallmark Writers Whose Job It Is to Say It for You
An interesting and informative interview with three Hallmark writers "who explain that writing greeting cards is a challenging creative process that is too often perceived to be 'easy.'"

You're a what? Greeting Card Writer
An article on Occupational Outlook Quarterly by Olivia Crosby about a greeting card writer at American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio.

Using the Internet to Crack the Greeting Card Market
Writers Write article by Greg A. Knollenberg with advice on using the Internet "to study the markets, learn about the industry and compete with other writers for your portion of this lucrative market."

Spanish Language Greeting Cards
Writing World's Q & A article with Susana Baughman, Spanish Language Editor on "How to succeed writing Spanish-language greeting cards for the largest minority group in the U.S."

Greeting Card Success
Informative article by Shery Ma Belle Arrieta on how to "Write (And Draw) Your Way To The Greeting Card Genre Success!"

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