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ASJA
Today is the final day to sign up for the Extra Early Bird price! Make sure to head to our registration page to take advantage of this deal. More information on the schedule and keynoters can be found here. We look forward to seeing you in New York!
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ASJA
 ASJA offers so many opportunities for members to connect with potential clients and with each other, which hopefully lands us all more work. We'll feature member success stories each week. Share your success stories with us! Contact marijke@medhealthwriter.com.
Member name: Christopher Johnston, Cleveland, OH
Success Story: For the 2011 ASJA Conference, I moderated a panel “Breaking Into Business Books,” which featured three literary agents, including John Willig. We hit it off and stayed in touch. I always tried to connect with him to at least say hello and chat for a few minutes at the following conferences. Last year, he sold a book for me.
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Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m. Eastern (calculate for your time zone)
Trade magazines can provide writers with a steady source of income and interesting work, yet many writers aren't familiar with them and their editorial requirements. This session will cover what makes writing for trades different, what to expect for assignments and fees, and how to get steady work from trade magazine editors.
That's what we'll talk about in this month's "Shop Talk" event.
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Business 2 Community
Although all content published should be engaging, the most often overlooked first step in getting readers interested is by using headlines. Approximately 80 percent of readers will take a glance at your headlines, but only 20 percent of them will actually click on the article to read the rest. In just a few words, you have the power to make your content sound interesting. Or, you have the ability to push them away. This means that, even though there are fewer words, most content writers probably need to spend more time thinking about their headlines than they actually do.
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Business News Daily
When you're a freelancer, you're also running a small business. Being self-employed inevitably makes tax season complicated. That's why many freelancers have chosen to establish their own businesses legally. There are three types of business structures most freelancers register under: sole proprietor, LLC and S corp. There are advantages and disadvantages to all, and each situation allows you to deduct for business costs.
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Columbia Journalism Review
The failures of the press in the 2016 election have by now become familiar: an over-emphasis on personality and politics, a lack of detailed coverage of policy, a focus on the controversial and provocative. These failures were fundamentally not the result of any lack of ability or courage on the part of journalists, or even commercial pressures on news organizations, believes William Berkson, a philosopher who has written on scientific method. They were rather caused by the lack of a clear and strong model for drawing fair and objective conclusions about the candidates’ policies. Lacking a strong model, journalists desiring to be fair instead fell back on a misguided ideal of “balance,” a confused notion that misled them time after time.
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The Fiscal Times
Whether they’re driving an Uber or designing websites, earning six-figures via contract work or just some extra cash on the side, today’s freelancers have become an integral part of the American workforce. More than 53 million people — approximately 1 out of every 3 — now earn freelance income, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The WRITER
Everyone should regularly attend writing conferences. Doctors, lawyers and teachers are required to officially continue their education throughout their careers, and a writing career is no less demanding than those professions. But if that doesn’t persuade you, here are a few more self-serving reasons why writing conferences should be part of your life.
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Date: Thu, March 9, 2017
Time: 7-8:30 p.m. EST
Location: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism — 219 W 40th St, Room 308
Cost: Free
Register here
Description: Much of today's best longform nonfiction — books, magazines, podcasts, documentaries and more — comes from the pages of history, whether the recent or the long-ago past. This panel discussion at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism features experienced journalists and authors, along with a top researcher and a commissioning editor, talking about the challenges and opportunities — and earning potential — for writers.
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Sandra Gurvis, Editor of ASJA Confidential Blog
 Welcome to the new, improved ASJA Confidential! ASJA Confidential has been repurposed as a weekly blog, both as part of the ASJA Weekly e-newsletter and also replacing “The Word” on the asja.org web site. Since the Confidential is about all members, all the time, I would like to start out by posing an intriguing and often difficult question and soliciting your feedback on a subject we don’t want to happen but sadly, sometimes does.
What would you do in event of a catastrophe, either personal or physical? If you were diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, experienced a fire or other natural disaster that forced a sudden relocation, or had a devastating death of a close family member? I’m not talking about having a bad day when your car breaks down or your kids are unexpectedly home from school, wreaking havoc with your work schedule. I’m talking serious, earth-shattering stuff.
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ASJA
Registration for the February 15 Virtual Pitch Slam with Discover's Bill Andrews is OPEN! Go here and click on the big registration button. You can sign up here if you want to pitch or if you just want to listen.
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ASJA
Mark your calendars!
Our third member-wide Virtual Client Connections will be held the week of Feb. 28. If you haven't participated in a previous VCC, it's a simple and easy way to meet editors through Skype. No worries if you haven't used Skype, we can help walk you through the process as well. The lottery will be open for registration from Feb. 13, 2017, noon to Feb 16, 2017 9:00 p.m. Eastern.
Participating editors include Boston Globe Magazine, SAGE Publishing, civileats.com, OZY.com, DaySpa Magazine (2 editors), American Planning Association, Rodale (book writing projects) and more. More clients will be announced next week.
If you have further questions, take a look at our VCC FAQ page.
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ASJA’s Advocacy Committee is working to protect copyright law. They need some volunteers to research which members of congress have published books. The work will take about 2 hours, depending on how many people volunteer. Through this process, members will learn about copyright initiatives, get background info on members of Congress and help ASJA advocate on behalf of published writers (that’s us!). The work needs to be completed by the end of February and can be done from anywhere. Interested? Email asjaoffice@asja.org with the subject line "FAO: Christy Lyons."
ASJA
The next round of Virtual Client Connections is coming up at the end of this month. The organizers need someone to help ASJA members set up their Skype connections and assist members with issues. The organizers have detailed directions and a written FAQ to help. This job will take about 4 hours the week of February 20 and 1-2 hours during the week of February 28. Volunteers will get a meeting with an editor in return for this service. Contact JenniferGregory@nc.rr.com if you’re interested.
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Renew today so that your business will continue to thrive with your participation in this growing, vibrant community of writers.
NOTE: You must be logged in with your ASJA member credentials to make payment options or access the PDF invoice.
If you are having trouble renewing your membership online, please don’t hesitate to call us at 212-997-0947 (East Coast business hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.)
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