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ASJA Exclusives: May 2008

From the President's Desk: Why You Aren't Making More Money ASJA's President asks the important questions.

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Voices on Writing: Gary Heidt By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett probes the mind of a muscian and a writer.

Wise Advice Is it okay to use friends and relatives as sources for real people anecdotes? With Andrea King Collier, Sam Greengard, Florence Isaacs and Minda Zetlin.

Writing Business: What's So Great About Writing Books? Steve Weinberg points out the not-so-obvious.

Writing Life: Improving the ING of Travel Brooke Cunningham takes you on a trip.

ASJA Exclusives: April 2008

From the President's Desk: Happy 60th Anniversary ASJA!

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Voices on Writing: Melissa Fay Greene. By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.

What's In Store: Writing Novels By Sandra Dark

Wise Advice Veteran writers Andrea King Collier, Sam Greengard, Florence Isaacs & Minda Zetlin share their advice.

Writing Life: I Swim in Secrets, I Bask in the Truth By David Groves





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President's Letter
Why You Aren't Making More Money

By Russell Wild

"'They're paying us no more now than they were back in 1999—even less!"' is a refrain heard time and time again in the publishing industry—especially among writers, and doubly among freelance writers.

We grope for explanations. We grope for solutions. We just grope.

But we don't grope alone.

According to the most recent Census Bureau data, real (post-inflation) median household income has fallen by 2 percent over the past six years.

Read the Article

 

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