Navigate the Path to Publish at ASJA 2025 Conference Book Sessions
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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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Writing a Children’s Book? Make It Predictable.
If you’re like many ASJA members, you probably write for adults. But have you ever considered…
Treasures in the Attic
Early in my writing career I attended a Golden Gloves championship on assignment for a…
Commitment or Obsession? When It's Time to Let Go
Where is the line between commitment to your pet project and manic obsession? It took…
Power of Memoir in Spotlight at ASJA 2014
Emma Brockes’ mother stood up against family abuse as a child in South Africa. Michael…
Negotiating a Publishing Contract
Identifying potential problem areas in publishing contracts is a primary focus of ASJA’s Contracts &…
No Sweat: Six Ways to Build Your Fitness-Writing Muscles
You don’t have to complete Ironman triathlons, bench-press your own body weight, or have washboard…
Inside the ASJA2014 Long-Form Narrative Panel
Anytime you assemble a crew like we had for the state of the long-form narrative…
Write Tweets People Read
What’s the secret behind a good Tweet? At this year’s ASJA conference, panelists Leslie Poston,…
A Ghost's Story: Can You Make a Living Writing Other People's Books?
The “Secrets of the Ghosts: Expanding Your Writing Horizons by Ghostwriting, Editing, and Promoting Books” panel for the…
Easy Ways to Market Yourself
As writers, we often don’t consider marketing our work as a way to secure new…
Finding Work You Love
Work advice that aims to reduce risk is all too common. We’ve all heard it….
The Basics of Online Retailers for Self-Publishers
Thinking about self-publishing and want to know about the biggest retailers for your digital and…
Baby Formula and Copyright Infringement
I woke up this morning thinking about copyright infringement, baby formula and Nigerian scam artists…
How to Maintain Momentum During Down Times
We all know this business is feast or famine, and when the down times hit,…
What You Should Know about WEAF and Why It Needs You
I hope you never need financial aid from ASJA’s Writers Emergency Assistance Fund, but you…
The Three Biggest Sources of Ghostwriting Work
Any writer in search of more work knows the market for well-paying, and even not-so-well-paying…
The Trouble with Sitting
Writers, I learned recently, need to train like athletes. We don’t get a free pass…
It's Not the Words, It's the Mileage
When a writer wants to break into a new market or squeeze another article into…
Faces in the Crowd — Live Readings Sharpen Your Prose
Ever tell a joke and misplace one word? The punch line comes and lays there….
Why I Write for Zero Cents Per Word
Soon after I moved to Chicago in the mid-1960s, those heady days of civil rights…
Letting a Passion Redefine Your Writing Career
They say having a child changes everything. Well, writing a memoir about raising your child…
ASJA2014: Expand Your Reach! Offers Freelancers New Ways to Earn a Living
Whether you’ve been a freelance writer for 20 years or two months, there’s no better…
When You Have a Full Plate
Are you like many freelance writers and take on too much, ignoring symptoms of stress…
It's Easy Being Active
Being chosen to head an ASJA chapter is easy. Just head for the ladies’ room. …
What is Marketing?
When I started my BlogTalkRadio show on cost-effective marketing, Piggy Bank Promotions (PBP), in 2011,…
New Simplified Home Office Tax Deduction: Writers, Do the Math!
Any freelance writer who spends hours calculating business use of home expenses for their tax…
Out of My Own Way: Listening to Critics and Rewriting My Masterpieces
I had a degree in math, and a passion for writing poetry. As a brand-new…