I am a writer just finding her mojo. One area I am very interested in is writing greeting card verses. Although I just submitted my first five verses yesterday (wish me luck!), I have done some research and the above posting provides items you want to look for: specific instructions on what the company is looking for from the writer (i.e. humorous, childrens, etc.), submission policy (on 3 X 5 cards, etc.), pay per verse ($75 – pretty average). The only things I would be weary of are the fact that this is a new card company and may be unorganized and they do not have a reputation yet as to whether they pay their writers in a timely manner, etc. But you gotta start somewhere right? Hope that helps and good luck!
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I have never personally sold verses to a greeting card company, so I wasn’t able to answer Paula’s question, but one of our other readers could – thanks, Susan!

In order for me to answer Christine’s question, I had to e-mail this employer to ask her the question. Then I posted the answer.

As for your wondering if I’m on the up and up: The short answer is yes. Always.

Yep, I’ve sold a number of greetings to card companies and sending in writing before getting paid is standard procedure. They have to decide if they will accept any from the batch the writer sends and then they can send payment. The repsonse varies from company to company. I’ve gotten an acceptance in a week and other times in several months and sometimes they don’t respond at all. Hope that helps.

Totally standard policy for greeting card companies.