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The event takes place place April 26-30 and includes educational sessions led by experienced writers, assigning editors, and media industry experts.
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Star Struck: Prepping for a Celebrity Interview
Covering celebrities differs from covering other subjects in some ways but not others – here’s key points to help you get started.
How to Find Content Marketing Clients in 2026
Response rates for tried and true marketing methods for securing B2B and B2C content work aren’t what they once were. Try this instead.
You Don’t Have to Use AI to Be a Great Content Marketing Writer
Authenticity, earned expertise, and genuine human perspective are qualities no AI algorithm can reliably replicate.
My 15 Favorite Freelance Hacks
I swear by these simple practices and habits that make freelance life easier while yielding the same–or–better results.
Everything You Need to Know About Writing for Non-Corporate Entities
Freelancers who write for schools, nonprofits, and other non-company clients answer common questions about what the work entails.
A Journalist’s Guide to Thriving in the Era of Influencers and AI
Practices need to evolve with changing technology and how people find news, according to speakers at the 2026 ASJA virtual conference.
When It Comes to AI Transcription Tools, Writers Have Choices
AI transcription tools can eliminate hours of crushingly dull mental labor–if chosen and used with care.
Help Your Book Break Through to Reach Agents, Libraries, and Curators
Authors are committed to telling their stories, but when it comes to getting others on board—including key stakeholders like agents and booksellers—the formula for breaking through can feel elusive.
How Journalists and Writers Are Making AI Work – But Not Write – for Them
Multiple conference speakers shared how AI can be useful to those who love to write.
What Authors Can Do about Book Publishing Scams
“New authors just don’t have that level of sophistication to keep up with the scams that now are out there.”
ASJA 2026 Conference Day 2 Recap: Finding Your Next Opportunity
Freelancers need to overcome an identity problem, shifting from thinking of themselves as being “just a writer” to a communications expert.
2026 ASJA Conference Day 1 Recap: Satisfying That Community Craving
It’s a mean, cold industry, and ASJA writers are lucky to have found each other, President Darcy Lewis said to end day one of the event.
5 Last-Minute Things to Help You Prep for the 2026 ASJA Conference – And 2 You Can Do If You’re Not Attending
Last-minutes tips to help you get ready for the ASJA conference April 20-24, 2026, which takes place on the Airmeet online event platform.
The Art of Co-Working Online
For writers, virtual co-working sessions add newness to sameness. And boy howdy, can they be good places to get stuff done.
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Website Update: A Smooth Launch and More to Come
For most of the world, October 1, 2021, may have felt like just another Friday….
Finding My Fellows
I first learned the word “fellowship” in the little Lutheran church I grew up in….
The Next 90 Days: ASJA’s 2021 Fall Membership Drive
The Fall Membership Drive serves not only as a reminder for members to renew their dues but also as an opportunity to look forward with excitement about possibilities to come.
Are You Missing Out?
Quick… what’s the fastest way to get top ROI for your ASJA membership dues? It’s a trick question, actually.
Website Update: Moving to WordPress, and Beyond
After more than a year of work, the website committee recently saw the homepage and…
Finding Focus; Slowing Down
I’m tired. Plumb tuckered out. Ready to take a two-month vacation. This is confusing to…
Get Your ASJA22 Session Ideas Ready! Plus, Volunteer Roles Still Available
In case you haven’t heard: The 2022 conference will be on Sunday, May 1, and…
We Asked, You Answered: 2021 Membership Survey Results
Ideally, ASJA surveys its members once a year—to check in on how we’re doing and…
Website Update: An Inside Look at the Banner Photos
In April, I shared the news here on ASJA Confidential that the ASJA Board had…
Virtual Education Just Got Real
Since its inception, ASJA has been all about supporting freelance writers in any way possible:…
ASJA Launches Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative
Diversity is having a seat at the table.Inclusion is about having a voice.Belonging is about…
Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together!
Prediction: “hybrid” will be one of 2021’s word-of-the-year finalists. It’s perhaps not the best choice,…
Website Update: Content Curation Begins
When creating a website, momentum builds as individual tasks—and then entire categories of tasks—move from…
Meet the 2021 ASJA Award Winners (and Judges)
Wow, our members can write! This year’s awards have once again brought attention to the…
A Look Under the Hood
We mostly notice machines for what they do—dry our laundry, print a document, take us…
Website Update: Newly Approved ASJA Homepage
Any organization building a new website quickly learns that creating an engaging homepage is mission-critical…
Boost Your Content Writing Business at ASJA 2021
Spring is my favorite season. And especially this year, with a sense of hope and…
Check Out the Books Track at ASJA 2021
As a pathological extrovert, it’s been hard not traveling to various conferences over the past…
Emmy and Peabody and Pulitzer, Oh My! Learn from the Experts in ASJA 2021’s Journalism Track
Hi everyone! I’m Jen, your Journalism track host for ASJA 2021, and your guide through…
Will We ‘See’ You at ASJA 2021?
This May, as I look back on my two-year stint as ASJA’s conference chair I…
ASJA Website Preview: Site Map Provides Clarity
When designing a website, there’s more—lots more—than meets the eye. Long before you reach the…
Tele-Connections 2021: Don’t Miss Out
This year’s Client Connections, which has been renamed for its virtual nature as Tele-Connections, is…
A New Year, a New Committee
Grants are a key funding source for non-profit organizations that heavily rely on dues, sponsorships,…
ASJA Forums: The Long Goodbye
In the late 1990s and 2000s, I spent a lot of time reading and writing…
Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli
ASJA is about to have a Five Families Meeting. I’m referencing, of course, “The Office”…
The Country May Have Shut Down, but ASJA Didn’t
When I think about ASJA and 2020, the phrase “when the going gets tough, the…
Delighting in Gratitude
One of my friends writes a gratitude post on Facebook every day. Sometimes she’s grateful…
Tips for a Happy & Productive Partnership with Your Editor
While I see myself primarily as a writer (13 books, hundreds of articles and blogs),…
Let’s Get Virtual
This year has been <insert pandemic pun/allusion/hyperbole/cliché here>! I’m going to be real with you:…