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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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Finding Inspiration When You're Stuck
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Writing for Everyone
“What are you working on now?” a friend recently asked me. “A little bit of…
Ready for Your National TV Appearance?
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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…
Cut and Paste
The other day I was revising an essay, moving paragraphs around with keystrokes and trying…
Last-minute holiday gifts for freelancers
Got a freelancer or two to shop for and missed getting something on Black Friday…
Showing, Not Telling, the Human Side of Science
I recently discovered one of the most thrilling – and terrifying – parts of book…
Why Join A LinkedIn Group?
Last time I looked, LinkedIn had 1,583,987 groups. I belong to 22 of them. Each…
Keeping the "I" in Inspiration
Starting at Home Plate In Little Women, Professor Baer tells Jo to “write what you…
Why Pro Writers Should Rock A Tagline
Everybody wants to be a freelance writer. The market is cluttered with wannabes willing to…
Why I Don't Have A Smartphone … Yet
It seems everyone has a Smartphone. Everyone but me. I’m holding out. I know the…
Inverse Wisdom for Authors
I came home from college after my freshman year and announced to my Mom that…
The Assignment That Saved My Life
“The Heart Fitness Test That Can Save Your Life” was, I’m reasonably certain, the first…
What Happens if the President Chews Gum? Or, Editors Hate Characters That Resemble Cardboard Cutouts
As a development editor, I come across many manuscripts that introduce every character with a…
Corporate Publishing vs. Traditional Freelancing: Author, Prepare Thyself
With freelancers bemoaning the present state of journalism, I can only offer the salvation that…
Wacky Writing Rituals: What's Yours?
It’s rumored that Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserablés in the nude (apparently he instructed his…
The Play's the Thing
During downtime from writing for the education market, I sometimes vary my time by working…
The 30-Minute Novelist
Novels, when abandoned, begin to stink. A journalist with a desk piled high with work…
Managing the Business Side of Your Freelance Career — Online
The freelance life comes with plenty of benefits. It also comes with the hassles of…
How to Organize Your Notes for a Round-Up Before You Tear Out Your Hair
Online publications such as travelandleisure.com and yahoo.com have always included round-ups and slideshows, but these…
It’s Never Too Late
Recently, there was a feature article in my local paper about an 80 year old’s…
So You Want to be a Foreign Correspondent
While serving an extended stint as president of the São Paulo Foreign Correspondents Club back…
Don’t Make These Mistakes that First-Time Self-Published Authors Make
I get a lot of authors coming to me for self-publishing advice and these are…
I Turned a Book Into a Health Technology Business
Single, with teenage daughters, I had to make a decision. Receive 10 percent royalties on…