Attendees Share Best Tips from Conference Day 3
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ASJACon2025 Day 2 Recap: Improve Your Writing and Storytelling Skills
In challenging times, writers play an important role, and honing your skills makes you a…
ASJACon2025 Day One Recap: Stay Optimistic in an Era of Uncertainty
It’s always been hard to be a freelancer, but in 2025 it’s getting even harder….
Pulitzer Winner Lane DeGregory and NY Times Editor Mike Wilson on Making Writing Come Alive
Lane DeGregory wants you to forget everything you ever learned about the inverted pyramid. The…
Author Wil Haygood On Topics, Process, and Telling Stories That Address ‘Black and White' America
In honor of Black History Month, we’re re-running this Q&A between ASJA lifetime member and…
Meet the Member: Darcy Lewis, “Accidental” ASJA President
When Darcy Lewis said yes to an invitation to help ASJA develop and launch a…
Navigate the Path to Publish at ASJA 2025 Conference Book Sessions
ASJA’s mission is to help independent writers survive and thrive, and we’re dedicated to being…
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…
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“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…
This is the year that ASJA turns 70 years old!
In the context of ASJA’s 70th anniversary, the Board of Directors began thinking on a…
Adventures in Search Engine Optimization (SEO): First in a Series on Content Writing
Editor’s note: Unless you live in a yurt or on Antarctica (or both) content writing…
ASJA 2018 Keynoter Katherine Reynolds Lewis: Hitting It Out of the Ballpark With Your First Book
An award-winning independent journalist, author and speaker based in Washington D.C., ASJA 2018 keynoter Katherine…
Membership Has Its Privileges, Virtual Edition: Pitch Slam and Client Connections
On Feb.8, ASJA “broke the internet” during online sign-ups for a Virtual Pitch Slam (VPS)…
Mini Master Class with a Master Pitcher: A Q&A with Author and Freelancer Linda Formichelli
Linda Formichelli and I met in an online freelancers group in 2001, I think. She…
Member Profile: Candy Arrington, Healing Others Through Writing
Tami Kamin Meyer is an Ohio attorney, freelance writer and chairperson of the ASJA Marketing…
ASJA NYC Conference, May 18-19: The Earliest Bird Gets the Biggest Discount (And it Ends Very Soon!)
As the season begins to warm up and bloom, birds have plenty of company in…
Member Profile: Debbie Miller – The Challenges of Freelancing After a Hiatus
What if you did a Rip Van Winkle from freelance writing and woke up several…
Dollars and $en$e in Austin: Managing Freelance Finance Finances
Editor’s note: Guest columnist Jodi Helmer will be moderating a panel on “Bylines and Budgets: How to Thrive…
Membership Has Its Privileges: Grants on Writing About Gender Identity and Mental Health
Recently ASJA has received a grant from the National Institute of Health Care Management…
Six Reasons Not To Take a Writing or Editing Test…and One Reason Why You Might Want To
I was scrolling through LinkedIn and came across a post by freelance copywriter Ana Gascon…
New Year, New Start: Hit the Meditation "Reset" Button with Austin Presenter Amy Hertz
Start your new year with an Om, or, in this case, with some thoughts on…
ASJA 2017: By the Numbers
Who we are cannot be boiled down to numbers, but sometimes it’s interesting to take…
How to Deal with Sticky Client Situations
Among the many intriguing topics at the ASJA Austin conference Write in the Heart of…
Membership Has Its Privileges: The ASJA Board of Directors
New to ASJA? Want to join or renew? Click here to find out more about…
Chicago Conference in Review: Here’s the Scoop
Due to other commitments, I was unable to get to November’s conference in Chicago, so…
Five Local Tips for Enjoying the Best of Austin in February
Editor’s note: If you’re planning on flying to Austin for Write in the Heart of Texas…
Writer Beware! Or How to Avoid Being “Catfished”
You may have heard the term “catfish” or watched the TV show of the same…