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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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A Perfect FIT: 2025 ASJA Conference to Take Place at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology
Whether you’re trying on freelancing for size, styling a new approach to an existing writing…
A Progress Report on ASJA DEAI Activities
May 1 marks one year since ASJA hired a diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI)…
Register for Your Racial Justice at Work Summit Press Pass
As an ASJA member, you have an opportunity to broaden your understanding of the diversity,…
Meet the ASJA 2024-2025 Conference Planning Team
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry…
2023 Most-Challenged Books Announced Amid Record Level of Titles Targeted for Censorship
Seven of the top 10 most-challenged books in 2023 are repeats, titles that were similarly…
Meet the Member: Freelancer Parul Kapur’s Nearly 40-Year Journey to Publishing Her Debut Novel
Parul Kapur always knew she wanted to be a writer. Journalism was the practical side…
Why You Should Care About DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule
This blog post represents the opinions of the authors, who are co-founders of Fight for…
ASJA Wants Your Ideas for 2024 and 2025 Conference Sessions
ASJA wants your ideas for 2024 and 2025 conference sessions that inspire, motivate, and empower…
ASJA Announces 2024 and 2025 Conference Dates
We heard you loud and clear: ASJA members can’t wait to get back to a…
It’s ASJA Awards Season: Let Your Best Work Shine
With the Oscars, Grammys, and Golden Globes behind us, you might think awards season is…
Everything You Need to Know About the ASJA Book Club
You can’t practice the craft of writing if you don’t read. I wrote that back…
A Goal Buddy Can Boost Your Writing Business
Editor’s note: This week we are going back into the archives to share a post…
What You Need to Know about ASJA’s March 6 Webinar on Writing A Climate Book
ASJA is hosting a March 6 webinar designed for the growing green legion of journalists,…
Meet the Member: Climate Writer John Berger Doesn’t Take No for an Answer
Pick a word to describe John Berger, and “tenacious” comes to mind. Time and again…
Meet Sol Orwell, the Entrepreneur Behind Examine+, ASJA’s Newest Member Benefit
Is red wine good or bad for you? Do organic foods make a difference in…
What Media Outlets Are Saying About the Gathering of the Ghosts
Ghostwriting is gaining visibility as more celebrities, business leaders, and experts realize the value that…
Gathering of the Ghosts: A Recap
How many ghostwriters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? We’ll never know because…
ASJA: Member-Driven For 75 Years—And Counting!
In 1948 a small group of freelance writers gathered at a New York apartment to…
Meet the Member: Board Service Brought Beverly Gray a ‘Wider View’ of Freelancing
2000 was the year we survived Y2K, Eminem broke records for rap album sales, Tiger…
What is AI and How Can Writers Use It?
[This is the second in a series of American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)…
Getting the New Year Off to a Flying Start!
The champagne corks have all been popped, the party decorations have been put away, and…
Meet Holly Gleason, the ASJA Member Behind Miranda Lambert’s NY Times’ Bestselling Cookbook Memoir
They say necessity is the mother of invention. When Holly Gleason’s primary employer cut her…
Disruptive AI and Blabbing Chatbots: Are You Ready to Fight or Adapt?
More than 20 years ago, Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen introduced the term “disruptive…
Andy Awards Finalists Announced
Books by a superyacht captain, country music star Miranda Lambert, an abuse survivor turned Hollywood…
Setting Up an ASJA Chapter the PNW Way
Jola Café was, in 2018, a locally owned coffee shop with healthy eats located in…
Gathering of the Ghosts Panels Explore Publishing, Pricing, Visibility, and AI Collaboration
The inaugural Gathering of the Ghosts convention will gather top publishing company executives, distinguished literary…
Calling All Ghostwriters – Andy Award Submissions Are Due Oct. 20
When I think of great collaborators, one pair that comes to mind is music producer…
How Volunteering for ASJA Led to Bankable Skills
What began as a volunteer opportunity developed into a crash course in social media management,…
President’s Letter: The Power of ASJA
Our economy has been dancing on the edges of recession for a while now. One…
Musings About ASJA Volunteerism
It seems like we never have enough time to do everything we need and want…