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Bobbi Dempsey, ASJA
 My first exposure to ASJA happened more than a decade ago, when I was asked to speak on a panel. The topic of the panel was "Spin-off Success." (I would later go on to write a story for Writer’s Digest on a similar subject.) At that point, I had been freelancing for less than five years but had already managed to amass a fairly striking list of credits. While there were some big names like Family Circle in there, my list was mostly impressive due to the number and interesting variety of the publications/websites it contained.
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ASJA
 The media landscape has shifted dramatically in the past two decades—and successful freelancers know how to navigate these twists and turns to earn a satisfying living. Join us in May for two days of education, networking, and sharing winning strategies with top writers, editors, agents, content buyers, and more.
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Publishers Weekly
In a final bit of housekeeping before the Supreme Court decides whether to hear Apple's appeal in its e-book price-fixing case, an appeals court this week has affirmed the company's 2014 settlement with the 33 states and a consumer class. In a brisk, eight page ruling, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal dispatched with a single objector’s attempt to overturn the settlement, saying the challenge was "devoid of merit," and "has done nothing to cast any doubt" on the settlement agreement, which was approved by Judge Denise Cote in 2014. In court papers, the objector, John Bradley, was described as a "serial objector" with no real stake in the settlement.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
As you grow as a content creator, your projects (and the editors attached to them) will rise and fall in priority. The longer you work on the best ones, the more familiar you’ll become with each editor—and the more vital it is to nurture that relationship.
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Good e-Reader
Facebook Instant Articles launched last May and the pool of publishers showcasing content was very limited. This is all going to change this April when Facebook will be opening up their platform to any publisher that wants to include their content in peoples feeds.
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The Washington Post
Anabel Flores, a 27-year-old mother of two toddlers, was kidnapped by armed men who stormed her house in the early hours of Feb. 7 in the Mexican city of Orizaba, state of Veracruz. The facts are dramatic, but it's also an old story: Flores was a reporter, and her fate was similar to that suffered by more than 100 journalists in the past 15 years.
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Cultured Vultures
Becoming a published author is not a quick journey. Although there are exceptions to the rule, most writers slog through multiple drafts and books and rejection to get to the finish line. I am one such author. My journey began over four years ago when I put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, and wrote THE BIG HOT MESS THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED. That fine piece of literature is hidden in a dark corner to be revisited at a later date.
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Writer's Digest
The dream of every freelance writer is the "big get." That is, writing for the largest, best-known markets we can land. Bigger markets, after all, mean more prestige and better money. But there also can be tremendous value in writing for smaller markets — something a lot of writers tend to forget as they chase bigger fish.
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