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Sort through your stories, essays and personal blog posts published last year. Pick out your best — the ones that make you proud — then consult the list of writing award categories for the best fit. Fill out the entry form, and, done! See the awards rules here. For descriptions of the awards categories, please click here. (Several new
categories this year, including Travel, Food & Drink. Have a look!) Entries are accepted through Feb. 7, 9 p.m. EST. Members are eligible for all awards. Six
categories are open to non-members.
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Do you write about architecture, heritage home restoration or design? Your chance to pitch Preservation Magazine happens on Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. Eastern! First-come, first-served signups open on Jan. 14 at noon Eastern. Registration link will be posted on the Virtual Pitch Slam page.
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Editor’s note: Along with authoring four landmark books on public speaking including How to Write and Give a Speech (4th ed, St. Martin’s), award-winning member Joan Detz runs her own speaker services business. She has written speeches, coached executives, offered media training and taught presentation skills for clients such as Abbott Laboratories, CDC, Siemens, Fox Chase Cancer Center and many more. She has also served as a media spokesperson, appearing often on radio and TV interviews. A cascade of personal crises prompted this column, which originally appeared on her blog. Let’s put the hive mind to work and wish Joan only good things in 2019!
On June 22, 2018 my condo was destroyed by a building fire. My salvageable belongings were boxed into storage, and I moved into temporary housing. I remain in temporary housing. That’s the short story. The long story is that it’s been an eye-opener — and not a good eye-opener, I might add.
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Don’t miss out on big discussions at ASJA’s members-only forums. Check out these topics:
Get Back: No Lack of Back Mag Sources
Thinkin’ about Linkin’
Forbes Absorbs Your Rights—Or is That Right?
Memories of Memoirists
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Writer's Digest
Whether you’re traditionally or self-published marketing your book, is difficult. Here’s what I know for sure, as Oprah says. You have to start promoting your book as early as possible, and you can’t stop after it’s published. How do I know? I’ve published work in every genre except screenplays — and I’ve made all the mistakes!
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The Writer
We all know the old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover.” But the truth is, that’s exactly what readers do.
Based on the colors, the font, and the design, a cover creates a mood causing readers to make an instant assessment and decide if the book is worthy of more attention. A high-quality cover signals to readers that the content inside is high quality; a poor design does the opposite. So a well-designed cover is vital to a self-published book’s success — and well worth the time and money to create the best one possible.
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CNN
In a year when reporters have been decried as the "enemy of the people" from the highest echelons of government, the United States made its dubious debut among the deadliest countries for journalists.
Reporters Without Borders — known internationally as Reporters Sans Frontières, or RSF — has released its lists of journalists who went missing, or were killed, detained or held hostage between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2018.
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International Journalists' Network
From sourcing case studies and interacting with readers to live-tracking events and promoting recent work, the digital era has given journalists new tools and channels in which to work. However, as more and more activity happens online — spilling into social media — it becomes increasingly difficult to set boundaries between personal and the professional in public. It’s not only credibility and reputation at stake, but privacy and safety too.
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Forbes
Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report on individuals in alternative work arrangements: 16.5 million people now make up with is known as the “gig economy.” And according to a Future Workforce Report from Upwork, 59 percent of U.S. companies are now using flexible work forces to some degree — remote workers and freelancers. These practices obviously save money and allow businesses to have leaner traditional work forces.
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