Attendees Share Best Tips from Conference Day 3
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ASJACon2025 Day 2 Recap: Improve Your Writing and Storytelling Skills
In challenging times, writers play an important role, and honing your skills makes you a…
ASJACon2025 Day One Recap: Stay Optimistic in an Era of Uncertainty
It’s always been hard to be a freelancer, but in 2025 it’s getting even harder….
Pulitzer Winner Lane DeGregory and NY Times Editor Mike Wilson on Making Writing Come Alive
Lane DeGregory wants you to forget everything you ever learned about the inverted pyramid. The…
Author Wil Haygood On Topics, Process, and Telling Stories That Address ‘Black and White' America
In honor of Black History Month, we’re re-running this Q&A between ASJA lifetime member and…
Meet the Member: Darcy Lewis, “Accidental” ASJA President
When Darcy Lewis said yes to an invitation to help ASJA develop and launch a…
Navigate the Path to Publish at ASJA 2025 Conference Book Sessions
ASJA’s mission is to help independent writers survive and thrive, and we’re dedicated to being…
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…
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ASJA Offers 12 Scholarships to 2024 Virtual Conference
The American Society of Journalists and Authors is offering a dozen scholarships to freelance journalists…
Why I Talk With My Hands When I Talk About ASJA
When I watched my interview with Estelle Erasmus on her podcast Freelance Writing Direct, I…
ASJA 2024 Conference Content Marketing Track Shows Successful Writers How to Adapt
The Content Marketing Track of the 2024 ASJA’s online “Conference from Anywhere,” to be held…
ASJA 2024 Conference Keynote Speaker Q&A: Peter Shankman
Among the recently announced keynote speakers for the ASJA 2024 Conference, former HARO users would…
Look Who’s Coming to Client Connections 2024
Almost 40 editors, agents, content marketing agencies, and other outlets that buy freelance work have…
ASJA 2024 Conference Preview: Your Guide to Changing Times
They say the only constant is change. Truer words could not be spoken about the…
Meet the Member: Merlisa Lawrence Corbett on Sports Writing, Memorable Stories, and More
Weekend nights when other University of South Florida students partied, Merlisa Lawrence Corbett could be…
From the ASJA Archives: Moving from Employment to Self-Employment
This week, we delve into the ASJA archives to revisit past wisdom. In this post…
Registration is Open for ASJA 2024 Conference and Client Connections
We’ve all heard the saying “the early bird catches the worm.” In the case of…
‘Beyonce of Books,’ SOS’ Shankman, and Champion of Change to Keynote ASJA 2024 Conference
Three media leaders whose work distinguishes them as luminaries and trendsetters will headline the ASJA…
ASJA Offers Members Scholarships to Ghostmasters Business of Ghostwriting Course
Two takeaways from Gathering of the Ghosts ghostwriting convention earlier this year: Convention cosponsors ASJA…
Webinar Recap: Advice for Becoming a More Inclusive Writer
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. Accessibility. Justice. We know the movement by many acronyms. But we may…
Enter This Client Connections Contest for a Chance to Attend the 2024 ASJA Conference for Free
ASJA professional members have a quick and easy way to do three things at once:…
Meet the Member: Jaclyn Greenberg’s Transformation from Accountant to Writer and Advocate
Jaclyn Greenberg spent 13 years working as a tax accountant and thought it would be…
How to Be a More Inclusive Writer: Webinar with Janet Stovall
Inclusive writing offers many benefits. It builds connections with broader audiences. It sparks creativity for…
Writers Need Vacations Too
All work and no play doesn’t just make Jack a dull boy. It makes Jack…
How Client Connections Helped Me As an Editor
When you read about Client Connections in the ASJA Weekly newsletter or on the ASJA…
How an ASJA Award Can Boost Your Career
Winning an award isn’t just an ego boost. It also can be a boost to…
Attorney Joseph Perry on ASJA Member Legal Benefits, Contracts, ChatGPT, and More
If you didn’t realize that ASJA offers discounts on legal services, you aren’t alone. ASJA…
Marking Twenty Years of Matching Writers with Well-Paid Freelance Markets
Sometimes it takes a major life event to inspire you. That’s what happened to me…
Meet the Member: Susan Johnston Taylor’s Big Pivot From Business Freelancer to Children’s Book Author
Working as a freelance business and personal finance writer isn’t the likeliest path to becoming…
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…