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ASJA Offers 5 Scholarships to 2025 NYC Conference
ASJA will offer five scholarships to the 2025 conference, ASJA: Always in Fashion, NYC 2025,…
ASJA Offers Emergency Funds for Freelance Writers in L.A. and Beyond
Established nonfiction freelance writers affected by the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles can apply…
Update: 28 Freelance Outlets Are Coming to Client Connections 2025
As of Jan. 8, more than two dozen editors, agents, and content outlets have signed up for ASJA’s signature ‘speed dating for freelancers’ event at the conference.
On Fear, Freelance Writing, and What I Learned Serving as ASJA President
On Jan. 1, I will join an illustrious club: ASJA past presidents. It’s something I…
WSJ Custom Content Head, FIT Professor to Keynote ASJA 2025 Conference
It’s hard to predict exactly what 2025 might have in store for freelancers and other…
Increasing Content Writing Revenue is My No. 1 Conference Goal
Learning new skills to expand my career opportunities – and revenue – has always been…
My Fond Farewell to ASJA Confidential
I know I’m not the only ASJA member who likes to pick a word to…
Pitch Slams Are My Conference Jam
Pitch slams are my absolute favorite part of ASJA’s annual conference. That includes the pitch…
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Social Media Roundup #3: Create an Audience/Platform with Your Phone
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series on social media for writers. A…
Codes? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Codes!*
Earlier this year, for the first time in the 70-year history of ASJA, the Board…
Member Profile: Christopher Johnston, Renaissance Writer
Editor’s note: Associate and Professional members, are you working on something ground-breaking, unique and/or totally…
Social Media Roundup #2: Instagram 101: More Than Just a Pretty Picture
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on social media for writers. A…
Membership Has Its Privileges – Step Up: Transitioning from Associate to Professional Membership
In October 2017, ASJA launched a new Associate level of membership available to writers who…
Freelancers Be Aware: California Court Ruling may be a Game-Changer
As if there isn’t enough to worry about these days, now this. “A recent court…
Notes from New York
No matter how we characterize ourselves and our work—whether as journalists, content marketers, or book…
How to Get Your Book Reviewed… and How Not to
Editor’s note: Just about every author wants to create a “page-turner that you can’t put…
When Disaster Strikes: What to Do When You Lose an Anchor Client
Jennifer Gregory is secretary of ASJA and Membership chair. Her freelance clients include IBM, Adobe,…
Social Media Roundup #1: Facebook: What to Consider
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on social media for writers. A…
#ASJANY18 CONFERENCE RECORDINGS MEGA-SALE: THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE
Editor’s note: From today, Tuesday, July 17- Monday, July 23, full recordings of the…
Even Non-Membership Has Its Privileges: Writers Emergency Assistance Fund (WEAF)
When I first joined ASJA in the 1990s, I remember hearing about the Llewellyn Miller…
New Member Profile: Kate Morgan — Old School Journalist, New School Skills
Last May, Kate Morgan joined ASJA as a full professional member—just in time for the…
Adventures in Internet Marketing: Google AdWords (Part Two)
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about Internet algorithms that…
Adventures in Internet Marketing: Google AdWords (Part One)
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of posts about Internet algorithms that…
The 17-Year Payoff: Tasini vs. New York Times Digital Copyright Lawsuit
Talk about snail mail. It took 17 years, but checks for ASJA members and others…
Outgoing President’s Report: Two-Year Roundup
Dear ASJA Members: It’s been a dynamic two years in this organization during the time…
#ASJANY2018 – Green Conference Report
Green with envy, that is, for those of us who, for one reason or another,…
“The Betrayal Flattened Me for Months”: #MeToo Moment Spotlights Vulnerability of Freelancers
Independent writer Deborah Copaken tells ASJA Magazine how sexual harassment left her devastated and helpless…
Get Your Buzz On? Charitybuzz, That Is
Looking for a getaway to southern California, Florida, or Washington D.C.? How about a 90-minute…
For Freelancers, a Powerful #MeToo Moment
Independent writer Deborah Copaken shocked the media world with accusations against a New York Observer…
From the Page to the Stage
My first published essay, “Lunchroom,” appeared in an underground magazine, The Teacher Paper, in 1972….
Conference Keynoter Aimee Ross: From Personal Crisis to Published Book
ASJA is going full-tilt for its 70th anniversary! Along with the 70th Anniversary Gala on…
ASJA 70th Anniversary Gala…ASJA through the Decades, Part 2
ASJA history and ASJA’s 70th Anniversary Gala are intertwined; perhaps in the not-too-distant future, extraterrestrials…
Welcome, Milt Toby: Incoming ASJA President
Tami Kamin Meyer is an Ohio attorney and writer and chair of ASJA’s Marketing Committee….
It Came from New York City: ASJA through the Decades, Part 1
Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles on fun facts about…
Frank Hyman: Columnist Extraordinare
Editor’s Note/Promotional Blurb: Along with Navigate. Motivate. Captivate., ASJA’s annual New York conference Friday and…
The Prehistoric Necessity of Having a Website
Every so often I encounter a writer or interview source who has no website. How…
Adventures in Analytics, Google and Otherwise: More about SEO and Data Analysis
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of posts about SEO and data…
ASJA 2018 Keynoter Daniel Jones of The New York Times “Modern Love”: The Holy Grail of Essays
He doesn’t really need an introduction: Daniel Jones, longtime editor of The New York Times…