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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…
ASJA Offers Hotel Discount for 2025 Conference
Like the perfect pair of shoes completes an outfit, a discounted hotel room is the…
Thoughts on Thanksgiving Gratitude or It’s All Relative
As the Thanksgiving holiday arrives, ASJA Confidential re-shares a piece written by ASJA member Sandra…
Client Connections is a Labor of Love – And It’s All For You
The Client Connection Guidebook is more than 100 pages long. It’s our bible, if you…
ASJA 2025 Conference Black Friday Sale–Register Now and Save!
This Black Friday, freelance writers can give themselves a gift that keeps on giving by…
Meet the Member: Kim Kavin, Anti-Freelance Buster
If freelancing has a caped crusader, it’s Kim Kavin. By day, Kavin is an award-winning…
Renew Your ASJA Membership or Join Today
It’s membership renewal season at ASJA. By renewing your membership – or joining or rejoining…
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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…
Finding Inspiration When You're Stuck
You’re stuck – you’re sitting at your computer with a blank screen and no brilliant…
Writing for Everyone
“What are you working on now?” a friend recently asked me. “A little bit of…
Ready for Your National TV Appearance?
What would you do if you got a call to appear on a national news…
7 Surprises About Freelance Writing
Freelance writing is a very different proposition from working full-time in a newsroom. In an…
7 Things You Can Do to Promote Your Book As Soon As You Finish the First Draft
Authors often ask, “When should I start promoting my book?” “Now” is usually a safe…
What's Coming Up in 2014?
As the professional association of independent nonfiction writers, ASJA has to stay current with the…
Writing Despite Grief
An early morning phone call brought the news of my mother’s death. Waves of nostalgia,…
Writers Need Not Work Alone
Sure, we’ve all heard that writing is solitary confinement. And it is. You don’t ask…
Mining Your Life for Content
In her latest work, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage (HarperCollins), a collection…
How Meditation Can Help Your Writing
This morning I meditated for a half hour before coming to my desk to write…