You Can Write Greeting Cards (You Can Write It!) [Paperback]

Karen Ann Moore (Author)

Book Description

Series: You Can Write It! | Publication Date: March 1999

This hands-on guide features practical instruction and fun exercises that teach beginners how to survey the market, find their niche, and write greetings cards that say just the right thing.'

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; 1 edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898798248
• ISBN-13: 978-0898798241
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrifically thorough book on writing greeting cards!, July 25, 2001

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Kate McMurry "Young Adult Author" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Can Write Greeting Cards (You Can Write It!) (Paperback)

Karen Ann Moore has been a professional greeting card writer and editor for 20 years. She has worked for American Greetings Corporation, headed her own studio for greeting-card writing, and served as a Creative Director for Gibson Greetings, Inc. She holds a masters degree in education and is a frequent speaker at writing conferences. She has published over 2000 greeting cards in her career.

You Can Write Greeting Cards is a trade paperback and is well laid out and easy to read. The topics it covers are: (1) the greeting card industry of yesterday, today and tomorrow; (2) deciding if this kind of writing is for you; (3) how to develop great ideas so you can take them to market; (4) whether to write in rhyme or not; (5) how to write cards with a light, whimsical style; (6) today's approaches to humor and how to develop humorous card ideas; (7) hints on how to market your work; (8) exercises to develop your skills at writing greeting cards.

The author is very hopeful about the possibilities for work in the greeting card business. She states: "Greeting card publishers have a great need for creative input from talented writers...because their needs continue to change." The industry is very open to freelancers. The author states that "the best greeting cards are written by people with a variety of backgrounds and interests." You need to understand people more than you need a college degree. If you are naturally observant, intuitive, a good communicator, funny or clever, you've probably got what it takes to succeed at writing greeting cards.

Absolutely everything you need to know about this kind of writing is contained in this terrifically thorough book. If you or anyone you know has ever thought about this kind of writing, this book is a must. Highly recommended.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but the Best, May 31, 2000

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Stacey Hoff (Summerville, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Can Write Greeting Cards (You Can Write It!) (Paperback)

I read this one from cover to cover. It is full of information and style. If you are interested in writing for greeting cards or just interested it is a must!

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful little book on writing greeting cards, April 29, 2011

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This review is from: You Can Write Greeting Cards (You Can Write It!) (Paperback)

This book is a few years old and so does not include information about the newest craze - publishing on demand (POD - online). However, the information and tips about the actual writing of greeting cards is excellent. I would recommend it.