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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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Collaboration Nation #ASJA2019: A True Shared Effort
The theme of the 48th annual ASJA conference is “Collaboration Nation,” and the agenda for…
Adding “Resilience” to Your Resume
Editor’s note: Along with authoring four landmark books on public speaking including How To Write…
Navigating the Gig Economy
In the late 1940s, after service in the Navy during World War II, my father…
‘Tis the Season
The holiday season always is a time for reflection and anticipation. At ASJA we’re remembering…
Busperson’s Holiday: Dublin Writers Museum
The first thing I noticed about the Dublin Writers Museum was the lack of a…
Social Media Roundup #5: LinkedIn: Unfriendly to Freelancers, Invaluable Tool, or Both?
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series on social media for writers. A…
Member Profile: Teresa Zumwald: A Manner of Speechwriting
Editor’s note: Associate and Professional members—are you working on something ground-breaking, unique and/or totally cool? …
Guest Blog: Preserving Authenticity and Diversity Through Social
Can the views we share on social media cost us clients and jobs? The answer…
Short and Sweet: Tips from Writing Guru Jane Friedman
Editor’s note: It’s the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and everyone’s busy. But this brief column might…
Estelle Erasmus and ASJA Direct Podcast: Worth a Listen!
Access, whether to someone or to something, is a valuable commodity these days. For sports…
Guest Column: Is a Paycheck Worth Your Integrity? Not for All the Money in the World!
In the fall of 2017, I was thrilled to be hired for a freelance writing…
My New Spanish Loves
Recently I ambled from salon to salon in the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, my ears…
ASJA’s 70th Anniversary Campaign: Doing Good and Feeling Good at the Same Time
Giving to others – even a small amount – feels good, that’s a proven scientific…
New Member Profile: Glynis Ratcliffe – It’s All about the Transition
With bylines in the Washington Post, Chatelaine, the Walrus, and Opera Canada; as a former…
Social Media Roundup #4: To Twitter or Not? ASJA Members Weigh In
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series on social media for writers. A…
Membership Has Its Privileges: Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Virtual Client Connections (VCC) Boost Careers
Want to learn about Glitter Spank SEO? Ghostwriting for profit? Writing a blog that will…
Paraphrasing: The Key to Avoiding Inadvertent Plagiarism
My October 2017 column “Train Your Brain to Recognize Inadvertent Plagiarism” covered the sticky, sensitive…
Paraphrasing: The Key to Avoiding Inadvertent Plagiarism
My October 2017 column “Train Your Brain to Recognize Inadvertent Plagiarism” covered the sticky, sensitive…
New Member Profile: Hilary Sutton – A New Breed of Journalist
For those of us – ahem! – old enough to remember what journalism and publishing…
Banned Books Week: ASJA Members and Others Put the Kibosh on Banned Books
Editor’s note: Banned Books Week is Sept. 23-29, and one of the great advantages of…
Social Media Roundup #3: Create an Audience/Platform with Your Phone
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series on social media for writers. A…
Codes? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Codes!*
Earlier this year, for the first time in the 70-year history of ASJA, the Board…
Member Profile: Christopher Johnston, Renaissance Writer
Editor’s note: Associate and Professional members, are you working on something ground-breaking, unique and/or totally…
Social Media Roundup #2: Instagram 101: More Than Just a Pretty Picture
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on social media for writers. A…
Membership Has Its Privileges – Step Up: Transitioning from Associate to Professional Membership
In October 2017, ASJA launched a new Associate level of membership available to writers who…
Freelancers Be Aware: California Court Ruling may be a Game-Changer
As if there isn’t enough to worry about these days, now this. “A recent court…
Notes from New York
No matter how we characterize ourselves and our work—whether as journalists, content marketers, or book…
How to Get Your Book Reviewed… and How Not to
Editor’s note: Just about every author wants to create a “page-turner that you can’t put…
When Disaster Strikes: What to Do When You Lose an Anchor Client
Jennifer Gregory is secretary of ASJA and Membership chair. Her freelance clients include IBM, Adobe,…
Social Media Roundup #1: Facebook: What to Consider
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on social media for writers. A…