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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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How to Make the Most of a Writers Conference
With ASJA’s Washington, DC, conference on August 28, it’s timely to offer ideas from writers…
Career sagging like old socks? Join us in D.C.
You do have a personal get-work-I-love strategy, right? If you just flinched (or you know…
Think Strategically: Adding Content Strategy Can Help Boost Your Business
When it comes to industry buzzwords, arguably none is hotter for writers right now than…
Eight Yummy Tips from ASJA Conferences
With the Capital Event coming up in Washington, D.C. in August, I’m reminded of all…
ASJA DC: Learn the Best Markets in Your Nation’s Capital
When I came to Washington, D.C. two decades ago, a veteran Senate staffer gave me…
Simplified Content Calendars Can Work For Writers
My sociology professors taught me that I’m not quite the Rae Padilla Francoeur I think…
How to Write Through Grief
There have been two times in my writing career when it was nearly impossible to…
Gaslighted: A Playwright’s Nightmare
I bet you’ve had your share of freelancing nightmares: Magazine editors who pay late or…
Why We’re Excited about the Upcoming Regional Conference in DC—and we think you should be too!
Do you hear that buzzing noise? That’s the sound of writers talking about the upcoming…
National Press Club: A Rich History
This summer, ASJA members have a prime opportunity to gather in the heart of our…
Is Resume Writing Right for You?
What It Takes – Insights from a Professional Resume Writer With graduation season in full…
When It Comes to Contracts, Don't Put Yourself on Autopilot
As a guy who’s 5 foot 19 inches — I’ll let you do the math…
Consider Using an Online Questionnaire
I write health books and use online questionnaires I create as part of my research….
Keep marketing in gear with plan, accountability
As a self-employed journalist and custom content creator, I help my clients market their products…
Neologisms Help Writers Express the Zeitgeist of the Time
On learning that Uber, the mobile-app-based car service, dinged her half-a-point on a previous ride,…
The Solutions Journalism Approach
We expect news sources in all media to report on fires, shootings, terrorism, train wrecks…
Making Traffic-Based Compensation Work for You
Traffic-based compensation models—called pay-per-click by some—can be a double-edged sword. In some cases, such as…
Losing an Anchor Client: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
It’s a mantra that experienced entrepreneurs pass on to newbies: “Market, market, and market some…
As ASJA Evolves, a New Focus on Intelligent Design
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes are inevitable. Just like those lazy writers who can’t help mentioning David Bowie lyrics when they write…
Collaborating With an Expert: What to Expect
Many years ago here in Boulder, a local writer was working on a book about…
A little sleuthing = Big results
It’s the bane of every freelance writer’s existence: tracking down the correct section editor/marketing manager/hiring…
Scene, Heard, Laced and Loved: Trends in Long Form
On a Saturday morning last November, 85 writers and editors ascended the stairs of a…
Authors and Libraries: A Match Made in Book Marketing Heaven
These days, authors should be loving libraries, and if not loving them, at least courting…
Why shouldn’t you (or your concept) be on TV?
As writers, we’re used to seeing our bylines on articles; after the novelty wears off…
5 Ways that ASJA Membership has Helped My Freelance Writing Career
I love the freedom of being a freelancer. I only have to work with people…
Media Training for Writers
As a writer, you’re used to being in the interviewer seat. But once you write…
Stand By While I Find My PomPoms
Back when I worked at a newspaper, we’d talk about those “Hey, Mabel!” headlines, the…
Press releases: Mailbox junk or idea goldmine?
If your inbox looks anything like mine, it’s overflowing with messages from a range of…